The Many Faces of Josephine Baker
Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2015]
Format: Book
Description: x, 195 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Author Peggy Caravantes follows Josephine Baker's life from her childhood in the depths of poverty to her comedic rise in vaudeville and fame in Europe. This biography also covers her outspoken participation in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, espionage work for the French Resistance during World War II, and adoption of 12 children--her "rainbow tribe".
Series: Women of action (Chicago, Ill.)
Contents:
Her own journey -- Show business review -- Joséphine charms Paris -- La folie du jour -- Two loves -- Storms of life -- Joséphine's challenges -- Let my people go -- In my village -- Joséphine and Jo split -- Losing Les Milandes -- The curtain falls.
Subjects:
Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975 -- Teen literature.
Dancers -- France -- Biography -- Teen literature.
African American entertainers -- France -- Biography -- Teen literature.
Spies -- France -- Biography -- Teen literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- France -- Teen literature.
Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975 -- Teen literature.
Dancers -- France -- Biography -- Teen literature.
African American entertainers -- France -- Biography -- Teen literature.
Spies -- France -- Biography -- Teen literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- France -- Teen literature.
Target Audience: 1100L
ISBN:
9781613730348 (hbk.)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T BIOGRAPHY Baker, Josephine | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Teen Biography | In |
T BIOGRAPHY Baker, Josephine | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Teen Biography | In |
T BIOGRAPHY Baker, Josephine | North Main | Teen Biography | In |
T BIOGRAPHY Baker, Josephine | Southeast | Teen Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (page 183-185) and index.