As a boy, Sam Nightingale was taken from his home in Africa and brought to America to be a slave. He lived many years as a slave, but after the Civil War, Sam raised his family in freedom in Boonville, Missouri. Sam became a healer, using old African traditions and lessons he had learned from Native Americans to help people when they were sick. Sam became known as a wonderful storyteller and as someone who used magic. The tales he told, and the tales told about him, are still being heard today.
| ISBN: | 9781612481135 |
| Publication date: | 1st April 2014 |
| Author: | Mary Barile |
| Publisher: | Truman State University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 48 pages |
| Series: | Notable Missourians |
| Genres: |
Educational: History |