02028cam a2200385 i 4500 2419323715 TxAuBib 20250630120000.0 221007s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022947734 9781958955024 paperback 1958955027 paperback TxAuBib rda Cline-Ransome, Lesa, author. Before there was Mozart : the story of Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George / by Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrated by James E. Ransome. Second edition. San Luis Obispo, California : Beautiful Feet Books, [2022] ©2022. 36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Born in 1739 to an enslaved Black woman and a French noble father, Joseph Boulogne became not only an accomplished musician and composer but also one of Europe's finest swordsmen, equestrians, a military leader of a Black regiment, and a welcome guest at the court of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette. All he achieved he did so against a background of racism and discrimination. His musical compositions influenced Mozart and are finally being rediscovered and appreciated for the genius they represent"-- Provided by publisher. Ages 6-8 Beautiful Feet Books. Grades 2-3 Beautiful Feet Books. 20250630. Saint-Georges, Joseph Bologne, chevalier de, 1745-1799 Juvenile literature. Violinists France Biography Juvenile literature. Composers France Biography Juvenile literature. Multiracial people France Biography Juvenile literature. Nobility France Biography Juvenile literature. Biographies. lcgft Literature. lcgft Ransome, James E, illustrator.