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Josephine Baker: Entertainer (Black Americans of Achievement (Hardcover))
Schroeder, Professor Alan, Wagner, Dr Heather Lehr
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Born in St Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker escaped racism and a life of poverty to become one of the most celebrated women in Paris, a legendary Jazz Age entertainer, a film star, spy, and civil rights activist. This work presents an introduction to the life and legacy of this extraordinary American. Series: Black Americans of Achievement - Legacy Edition S. Num Pages: 119 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 426.
Born 100 years ago in St. Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker escaped racism and a life of poverty to become one of the most celebrated women in Paris, a legendary Jazz Age entertainer, a film star, spy, and civil rights activist. This biography spotlights her story with new photographs and updated information. Baker began performing comic skits on stage at age 13, and starred in the first all-black Broadway musical in 1922. She traveled to Paris in 1925 and became an overnight sensation when she stepped onto the stage of the Folies Bergere music hall wearing nothing but a skirt made ... Read more
Born 100 years ago in St. Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker escaped racism and a life of poverty to become one of the most celebrated women in Paris, a legendary Jazz Age entertainer, a film star, spy, and civil rights activist. This biography spotlights her story with new photographs and updated information. Baker began performing comic skits on stage at age 13, and starred in the first all-black Broadway musical in 1922. She traveled to Paris in 1925 and became an overnight sensation when she stepped onto the stage of the Folies Bergere music hall wearing nothing but a skirt made ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Chelsea House Publications
Condition
New
Series
Black Americans of Achievement - Legacy Edition S.
Number of Pages
119
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Broomall, United States
ISBN
9780791092125
SKU
V9780791092125
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