Prince Estabrook, Slave and Soldier (Carter G Woodson Award Book (Awards)) [Paperback]

Alice Hinkle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2001 | ISBN-10: 096797710X | ISBN-13: 978-0967977102 | Edition: First

The National Council on the Social Studies will present "Prince Estabrook" with the 2002 Carter G. Woodson Book Award (middle school division) at the NCSS annual meeting in Nov. NCSS awards go to the most distinguished social science books depicting ethnicity in the United States appropriate for young people.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"... Alice Hinkle introduces us to... Prince Estabrook and deepens our understanding of our complex struggle for liberty and independence." -- Henry Louis Gates Jr., director, W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research, Harvard University

"This book will help Minute Man National Historical Park to illuminate the untold stories of African Americans..." -- Nancy A. Nelson, superintendent of Minute Man National Historical Park

"This is a story that needed to be told...(it is) a book that librarians should consider adding to their collections." -- Jennifer De Remer, adult services librarian, Robbins Library, Arlington, MA

About the Author

Alice Hinkle is a freelance journalist who lives a stone's throw from the Battle Road in Lexington, Mass. A correspondent forthe Boston Globe and former editor of the Lexington Minuteman newspaper, Hinkle coauthored two previous books on Lexington. Patriot's Day is one of the favorite holidays of the Hinkle family, which includes Alice, her husband Bill, and their four grown sons and their families.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Pleasant Mountain Pr; First edition (April 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096797710X
• ISBN-13: 978-0967977102
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,154,301 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does great service an important topic, May 19, 2001

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Richard Kollen (Burlington, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prince Estabrook, Slave and Soldier (Carter G Woodson Award Book (Awards)) (Paperback)

When envisioning the tense faces of Lexington militia on April 19, 1775 staring at the British regulars as they approach the green, rarely does one place a black face among them. None of the subsequent paintings of the Battle of Lexington included black participation. Through careful research, Alice Hinkle has pieced together into a lively narrative the shards of evidence extant on one such African American. Prince Estabrook's life and those of other local African American patriots of the American Revolution are illuminated in her book--Prince Estabrook, Slave and Soldier. In elevating the visibility of African Americans in colonial Lexington and surrounding towns, she has done a great service. New England slavery and military service are research topics that have yet to be thoroughly explored. Alice Hinkle shows presence of the past by interviewing Charlie Price the Lexington citizen that has taken on Prince Estabrook's role for a number of years in the April 19th town reenactment of the Battle of Lexington. In addition, an appendix offers a black patriots' trail for those who would like to visit sites in the Boston area connected with black patriots. A thoroughly enjoyable read, Prince Estabrook, Slave and Soldier, inspires one to want to delve further into the topic.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An overdue history lesson., June 20, 2001

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Denise J. Dube (Lexington, Massachusetts USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prince Estabrook, Slave and Soldier (Carter G Woodson Award Book (Awards)) (Paperback)

This book should be required reading for American history buffs and students. Hinkle sifted through Lexington's past and managed to find enough of Prince Estabrook to give us a peek into his life as a slave and a revolutionary soldier more than 200 years ago.