Most Popular Books by Lillie Patterson

A biography of the Washington lawyer and amateur verse writer who composed the words of "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the War of 1812.

Booker T. Washington: Leader of His People

A biography of the black educator and organizer of Tuskegee Institute who spent his life working for equality for the people of his race.

Martin Luther King, Jr

A biography of the minister, orator, and crusader for equal civil rights who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

Frederick Douglass, Freedom Fighter

A profile of a freed slave and his fight for equality.

The Jack-o'lantern Trick

When unfriendly Indians threaten them and their home, two pioneer girls use their Halloween jack-o-lanterns to good advantage.

Christmas Trick Or Treat

Munson Family History

Benjamin Banneker, Genius of Early America

A biography of the distinguished eighteenth-century black astronomer, farmer, mathematician, and surveyor whose accomplishments include having published a popular almanac and constructed the first completely American-made clock.

Halloween

Traces the origin and celebration of Halloween from the ancient Celts and Romans to the present-day collection for UNICEF.

Jenny, the Halloween Spy

by: Lillie Patterson, Diane Dawson Hearn

Jenny''s curiosity leads her into a world of fairies and elves and on a wild Halloween ride with the Devil and his headless hounds.

The World Turned Upside Down

Sequoyah

A biography of the Cherokee Indian who did what white scholars said could not be done when he invented a syllabary for writing the Cherokee language.

Oprah Winfrey

by: Lillie Patterson, Cornelia H. Wright

release date: Jan 01, 1990

Traces the life of the dynamic actress and talk show host, from her humble beginnings in Mississippi to her achievements in broadcasting and film.

Christmas in Britain and Scandinavia

Briefly traces the history of the Christmas celebration in Scandinavia and the British Isles and describes the holiday decorations, songs, customs, and foods of the particular countries.

David, the Story of a King

A retelling of the Old Testament story of David the shepherd who became King of Israel.

A. Philip Randolph

release date: Jan 01, 1996

The Mkers of America Biography series, designed for young adults and general readers alike, offers a fresh approach to important figures in the American past.

Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Freedom Movement

release date: Jan 01, 1989

Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Freedom Movement

A biography of the Baptist minister, focusing on his leadership role in the civil rights movement.

Coretta Scott King

A biography of the wife of the slain civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr.

Sure Hands, Strong Heart

release date: Jan 01, 1995

A biography of the black surgeon who, among other achievements, was the first to perform open heart surgery.

Lumberjacks of the North Woods, by Lillie Patterson. Illustrated by Victor Mays. --

A Holiday Book Christmas in America

A Holiday Book : Halloween

Easter

Christmas Feasts and Festivals

The Life of Daniel Hale Williams

by: Emma Lillie Patterson, American Association of University Women. Peekskill Branch

Peekskill in the American Revolution

Freedom Fighter (based on Frederick Douglass)

Meet Miss Liberty

The history of the Statue of Liberty - its conception, design, construction and dedication. Grades 5-8.

Walk with Pride

Abridged biography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Sun Queen

A fictional account of the life of the young woman, brought from the Kingdom of Mitanni to grace the Pharoah''s harem, who was destined to become Queen of Egypt during Akhnaton''s reign of religious reform.

Martin Luther King, Jr.; Man of Peace. Illustrated by Victor Mays

Midnight Patriot; Decorations

Christmas Feast & Festivals