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Elizabeth's Song

By Michael Wenberg, Cornelius Van Wright (Illustrator)
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$10.99
By Michael Wenberg, Cornelius Van Wright (Illustrator)
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Historical-fiction based on the young life of Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten, the noted African American folksinger, who wrote the famous song "Freight Train" when she was just eleven years old.

Elizabeth's Song is the true-life story of Elizabeth (Libba) Cotten, the noted African American folksinger, guitarist, and songwriter. Against all odds, young Elizabeth teaches herself to play guitar left-handed on a borrowed instrument. Eventually, she earns enough money to buy a guitar of her very own, a...

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