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The Undiscovered Paul Robeson; An Artist's Journey, 1898-1939
de Paul Robeson, Jr
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Muy bueno/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0471242659
- ISBN 13
- 9780471242659
- Librería
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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EUR 9.32EUR 6.52
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Sobre este artículo
New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2001 John Wiley & Sons, New York. 2001. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O name on the front pastedown and scattered highlighting in the first two chapters. Book Condition: Very Good; bumping to head and tail; slight textblock soiling. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($30.00); bumping to head, tail, and upper tips. Brown boards and spine with bright copper lettering on the spine. 383 pp 8vo. Paul Robeson's public side was renown; actor, singer, scholar, activist, law degree from Columbia, professional football career, concert and film career in Europe and the US. Escaping racism in America he came to flourish professionally and personally in Europe where he fought anticolonial and antifascist governments and returned to America to fight racism. The author sets out to explore the connection between the artist's soul and the passions that ruled it. A clean very presentable copy.
Sinopsis
The long-awaited, untold, inside story of the rise of the legendary actor, singer, scholar, and activist. The first volume of this major biography breaks new ground. The greatest scholar-athlete-performing artist in U.S. history, Paul Robeson was one of the most compelling figures of the twentieth century. Now his son, Paul Robeson Jr., traces the dramatic arc of his rise to fame, painting a definitive picture of Paul Robeson's formative years. His father was an escaped slave; his mother, a descendent of freedmen; and his wife, the brilliant and ambitious Eslanda Cardozo Goode. With a law degree from Columbia University; a professional football career; title roles in Eugene O'Neill's plays and in Shakespeare's Othello; and a concert career in America and Europe, Robeson dominated his era. This unprecedented biography reveals the depth of Robeson's cultural scholarship, explores the contradictions he bridged in h...
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Detalles
- Librería
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 008823
- Título
- The Undiscovered Paul Robeson; An Artist's Journey, 1898-1939
- Autor
- Paul Robeson, Jr
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0471242659
- ISBN 13
- 9780471242659
- Editorial
- John Wiley & Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- New York, NY
- Fecha de publicación
- 2001
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Palabras clave
- Paul Robeson, actor, singer, scholar, activist, law degree from Columbia, professional football career, concert and film career in Europe and the US, movie star, civil rights, negro rights,
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Art/Music/Motion Pictures/Television; Biographies;
Términos de venta
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
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