Joyce Hansen

Author of I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl, Mars Bluff, South Carolina, 1865

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Joyce Hansen has created a dramatic account of the Reconstruction period, focusing on the experiences of the freed men and women. Weaving the former slaves' own words and stories into a detailed historical background, she provides a full picture of the time. Brief biographies of the era's courageous black leaders and period illustrations enrich this readable study, to help readers gain an understanding of an important and tragic episode in American history. — biography from "Bury Me Not in a Land of Slaves": African-Americans in the Time of Reconstruction… (more)

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Obi and Easter

163rd Street

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Works by Joyce Hansen

I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl,… 1,550 copies, 17 reviews

The Captive 305 copies

Which Way Freedom? 256 copies, 1 review

Yellow Bird and Me 131 copies, 1 review

The Gift-Giver 118 copies

African princess : the amazing lives of Africa's royal women 80 copies, 4 reviews

African Americans Who Made A Difference (Women Of Hope) 79 copies, 2 reviews

Out From This Place 71 copies

Breaking Ground, Breaking Silence: The Story of New York's African Burial… 66 copies, 2 reviews

One True Friend (163rd Street Trilogy) 51 copies

"Bury Me Not in a Land of Slaves": African-Americans in the Time of… 39 copies

Freedom Roads: Searching for the Underground Railroad 38 copies

Home is With Our Family 34 copies

The Heart Calls Home (Obi and Easter Trilogy) 24 copies

Between Two Fires: Black Soldiers in the Civil War (The African-American… 20 copies

Dear America: The Seasons of Bravery Collection: Box Set 8 copies

Home Boy 4 copies

Dear America 6 Book Set (I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly, Standing in… 1 copy

A Safe Space [short story] 1 copy

I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly (Dear America): The Diary of Patsy, a… 1 copy

2 "Dear America" Books! 1) I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary… 1 copy

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1789: Twelve Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution, and Change (Contributor) 44 copies, 14 reviews

Don't Give Up the Ghost: A Book of Ghost Stories (Contributor) 28 copies, 2 reviews

Lost and Found (13-in-1) (Contributor) 22 copies

Funny You Should Ask (Contributor) 18 copies

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1942-10-18

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Bronx, New York, USA

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