Stephen Foster and His Little Dog Tray

Year of Publication
1941
Publication Type
Novel
Number of Pages or Episodes
172 p.
Language
English
Author
Author: Opal Wheeler
Illustrator: Mary Greenwalt
Publisher
E. P. Dutton & Company
City
New York
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Abstract

A novelized biography of Stephen Foster, focusing on his Lawrenceville boyhood and friendship with black slaves. Includes words and music to 13 songs.

Author Biography

Opal Wheeler (1897-1987) studied music at Columbia University, the University of Washington, and the University of Wisconsin. She wrote 20 biographical novels for children about musicians from Bach and Beethoven to Schumann. Mary Greenwalt Hickerson was an illustrator and painter. She lived in Westchester County, New York.

Time

1820s-60s

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