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Sep 1, 1995 · More Than Anything Else tells the story of 9 year old Booker T. Washington who wants more than anything else, even more than food, to learn how to read. The story begins with Booker, his father and his brother traveling on foot before sunrise to their job as salt miners.
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Sep 1, 1995 · More Than Anything Else Hardcover – September 1, 1995 by Marie Bradby (Author), Chris K. Soentpiet (Illustrator) 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 212 ratings
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3 More than anything else, I want to learn to read. 4 But for now, I must work. From sunup to sundown, we pack salt in barrels at the saltworks.
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Feb 9, 2021 · Wanting to learn to read above all else, 9 year old Booker T. Washington fears that his long days in the saltworks will prevent him from ever learning, until a final burst of determination makes...
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Oct 4, 2022 · This is More Than Anything Else by Marie Bradby read in New River Gorge National Park! Join me for Stories at Sunset with Ms. Crain.
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Sep 1, 1995 · More Than Anything Else "A fictionalized story about the life of young Booker T. Washington. Living in a West Virginia settlement after emancipation, nine-year-old Booker travels by lantern light to the salt works, where he labors from dawn till dusk.