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  • I Was Born a Slave

    An Anthology of Classic Slave Narratives

    Edición de Yuval Taylor ...
    Series Libro 1 - The Library of Black America series
    Between 1760 and 1902, more than 200 book-length autobiographies of ex-slaves were published; together they form the basis for all subsequent African American literature. I Was Born a Slave collects the 20 most significant "slave narratives." They describe whippings, torture, starvation, resistance, and hairbreadth escapes; slave auctions, kidnappings, and murders; sexual abuse, religious ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Zora and Langston

    A Story of Friendship and Betrayal

    de Yuval Taylor ...
    **Finalist for the 2019 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Biography"A complete pleasure to read." —Lisa Page, Washington Post**Novelist Zora Neale Hurston and poet Langston Hughes, two of America’s greatest writers, first met in New York City in 1925. Drawn to each other, they helped launch a radical journal, Fire!! Later, meeting by accident in Alabama, they became close as they traveled together ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The Cartoon Music Book

    Edición de Daniel Goldmark, Yuval Taylor ...
    The popularity of cartoon music, from Carl Stalling's work for Warner Bros. to Disney sound tracks and The Simpsons' song parodies, has never been greater. This lively and fascinating look at cartoon music's past and present collects contributions from well-known music critics and cartoonists, and interviews with the principal cartoon composers. Here Mark Mothersbaugh talks about his music for ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Frederick Douglass

    Selected Speeches and Writings

    Edición de Philip S. Foner, Yuval Taylor ...
    Series series The Library of Black America series
    One of the greatest African American leaders and one of the most brilliant minds of his time, Frederick Douglass spoke and wrote with unsurpassed eloquence on almost all the major issues confronting the American people during his life—from the abolition of slavery to women's rights, from the Civil War to lynching, from American patriotism to black nationalism. Between 1950 and 1975, Philip S. ... Leer más

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  • Growing Up in Slavery

    Stories of Young Slaves as Told By Themselves

    Ten slaves—all under the age of 19—tell stories of enslavement, brutality, and dreams of freedom in this collection culled from full-length autobiographies. These accounts, selected to help teenagers relate to the horrific experiences of slaves their own age living in the not-so-distant past, include stories of young slaves torn from their mothers and families, suffering from starvation, and being ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • I Was Born a Slave

    An Anthology of Classic Slave Narratives

    Edición de Yuval Taylor ...
    Series Libro 2 - The Library of Black America series
    Between 1760 and 1902, more than 200 book-length autobiographies of ex-slaves were published; together they form the basis for all subsequent African American literature. I Was Born a Slave collects the 20 most significant "slave narratives." They describe whippings, torture, starvation, resistance, and hairbreadth escapes; slave auctions, kidnappings, and murders; sexual abuse, religious ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Darkest America

    Black Minstrelsy from Slavery to Hip-Hop

    de Yuval Taylor, Jake Austen ...
    An exploration and celebration of a controversial tradition that, contrary to popular opinion, is alive and active after more than 150 years.Yuval Taylor and Jake Austen investigate the complex history of black minstrelsy, adopted in the mid-nineteenth century by African American performers who played the grinning blackface fool to entertain black and white audiences. We now consider minstrelsy an ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

  • Faking It

    The Quest for Authenticity in Popular Music

    de Hugh Barker, Yuval Taylor ...
    Musicians strive to “keep it real”; listeners condemn “fakes”; ... but does great music really need to be authentic?Did Elvis sing from the heart, or was he just acting? Were the Sex Pistols more real than disco? Why do so many musicians base their approach on being authentic, and why do music buffs fall for it every time? By investigating this obsession in the last century through the stories of ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

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    Zora and Langston

    A Story of Friendship and Betrayal

    de Yuval Taylor ...
    Narrado por Bahni Turpin ...

    Completo

    8 hora 39 minutos

    Zora and Langston is the dramatic and moving story of one of the most influential friendships in literature.They were best friends. They were collaborators, literary gadflies, and champions of the common people. They were the leading lights of the Harlem Renaissance. Zora Neale Hurston, the author of Their Eyes Were Watching God, and Langston Hughes, the author of "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" and ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook

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  • Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music

    The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music

    de Ted Gioia ...
    “The essential history of this distinctly American genre.”—Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionIn this “expertly researched, elegantly written, dispassionate yet thoughtful history” (Gary Giddins), award-winning author Ted Gioia gives us “the rare combination of a tome that is both deeply informative and enjoyable to read” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). From the field hollers of nineteenth-century ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • Crossroads

    The Life and Afterlife of Blues Legend Robert Johnson

    de Tom Graves ...
    The result of careful research, this stylish biography of infamous blues musician Robert Johnson reveals the real story behind the mythical talent that made him a musical legend. According to some, Robert Johnson learned guitar by trading his soul away to the Devil at a crossroads in rural Mississippi. When he died at age 27 of a mysterious poisoning, many superstitious fans came to believe that ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Dream Boogie

    The Triumph of Sam Cooke

    de Peter Guralnick ...
    From the acclaimed author of Last Train to Memphis, this is the definitive biography of Sam Cooke, one of most influential singers and songwriters of all time.Sam Cooke was among the first to blend gospel music and secular themes -- the early foundation of soul music. He was the opposite of Elvis: a black performer who appealed to white audiences, who wrote his own songs, who controlled his own ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD