Current state: This book has been evaluated and information added. Genre: Biography, Non-fiction, Picture Books. Fields helped pave the way for other women and people of color to become stagecoach drivers and postal workers. Publication: 2019 by Albert Whitman and Company. I’m so grateful for historical picture book biographies like Fearless Mary that expose hidden figures like Mary Fields to ensure their stories are told to younger generations. She won the dangerous and challenging job, and for many years traveled the badlands with her pet eagle, protecting the mail from outlaws and wild animals, never losing a single horse or package. Writer Tami Charles brilliantly explores the history of a woman whose contributions to the mail carrier industry was overlooked for years. A former slave, Fields became the first African American woman stagecoach driver in 1895, when, in her 60s, she beat out all the cowboys applying for the job by being the fastest to hitch a team of six horses. Fearless Mary: The True Adventures of Mary Fields, American Stagecoach Driver. At an early age she knew that she was destined for greatness and went down a couple of paths in order to obtain it.

2021-2022 Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Master ListA little-known. Her mother was the Principal at the Newark Elementary School that she attended. Buy a cheap copy of Fearless Mary: The True Adventures of. 2021-2022 Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Master ListBlack history meets the American West in this inspiring story of a woman who became a legend.A little-known but fascinating and larger-than-life character, Mary Fields is one of the unsung, trailblazing African American women who helped settle the American West. Tami Charles grew up in a home surrounded by an Educator. Tami Charles (Goodreads Author), Claire Almon (Illustrator) 3.95 avg rating 318 ratings published 2019 3 editions. Contributors: Almon, Claire, illustrator. Fearless Mary: The True Adventures of Mary Fields, American Stagecoach Driver. Fearless Mary: Mary Fields, American stagecoach driver (Book). Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.Book Description Hardback. 2021-2022 Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Master ListBlack history meets the American West in this inspiring story of a woman who became a legend.A little-known but fascinating and larger-than-life character, Mary Fields is one of the unsung, trailblazing African American women who helped settle the American West. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed.

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Fearless Mary by Tami Charles