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Author: Barbara Ransby Publisher: Haymarket Books ISBN: 1642596795 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 269
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Eslanda "Essie" Cardozo Goode Robeson lived a colorful and amazing life. Her career and commitments took her many places: colonial Africa in 1936, the front lines of the Spanish Civil War, the founding meeting of the United Nations, Nazi-occupied Berlin, Stalin's Russia, and China two months after Mao's revolution. She was a woman of unusual accomplishment—an anthropologist, a prolific journalist, a tireless advocate of women's rights, an outspoken anti-colonial and antiracist activist, and an internationally sought-after speaker. Yet historians for the most part have confined Essie to the role of Mrs. Paul Robeson, a wife hidden in the large shadow cast by her famous husband. In this masterful book, biographer Barbara Ransby refocuses attention on Essie, one of the most important and fascinating black women of the twentieth century. Chronicling Essie's eventful life, the book explores her influence on her husband's early career and how she later achieved her own unique political voice. Essie's friendships with a host of literary icons and world leaders, her renown as a fierce defender of justice, her defiant testimony before Senator Joseph McCarthy's infamous anti-communist committee, and her unconventional open marriage that endured for over 40 years—all are brought to light in the pages of this inspiring biography. Essie's indomitable personality shines through, as do her contributions to United States and twentieth-century world history.
Author: Barbara Ransby Publisher: Haymarket Books ISBN: 1642596795 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 269
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Eslanda "Essie" Cardozo Goode Robeson lived a colorful and amazing life. Her career and commitments took her many places: colonial Africa in 1936, the front lines of the Spanish Civil War, the founding meeting of the United Nations, Nazi-occupied Berlin, Stalin's Russia, and China two months after Mao's revolution. She was a woman of unusual accomplishment—an anthropologist, a prolific journalist, a tireless advocate of women's rights, an outspoken anti-colonial and antiracist activist, and an internationally sought-after speaker. Yet historians for the most part have confined Essie to the role of Mrs. Paul Robeson, a wife hidden in the large shadow cast by her famous husband. In this masterful book, biographer Barbara Ransby refocuses attention on Essie, one of the most important and fascinating black women of the twentieth century. Chronicling Essie's eventful life, the book explores her influence on her husband's early career and how she later achieved her own unique political voice. Essie's friendships with a host of literary icons and world leaders, her renown as a fierce defender of justice, her defiant testimony before Senator Joseph McCarthy's infamous anti-communist committee, and her unconventional open marriage that endured for over 40 years—all are brought to light in the pages of this inspiring biography. Essie's indomitable personality shines through, as do her contributions to United States and twentieth-century world history.
Author: Arnold H. Lubasch Publisher: Scarecrow Press ISBN: 0810885239 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 273
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Paul Robeson was a towering figure in American culture, conquering many disparate venues—from football and film to law to Shakespeare. An extraordinary athlete-scholar-actor-singer, Robeson also became a crusader for human rights. And though he was admired by many, his controversial support of the Soviet Union during the Cold War and the era of McCarthyism led to ostracism and his declining health. In Robeson: An American Ballad, Arnold H. Lubasch chronicles the remarkable life of this twentieth-century original. In this concise and readable account, Lubasch—a New York Times veteran for almost 40 years—reports on Robeson’s life story more accurately and clearly than any previous books. In addition to detailing the highs and lows of Robeson’s life and career, Lubasch offers several personal anecdotes about this American icon, and includes commentary on the 100th-anniversary celebration of Robeson’s birth. This engaging work will be of interest to virtually everyone, but especially to scholars and students of U.S. and African American history and culture.
Author: Pamela Cook Publisher: Hachette Australia ISBN: 0733632238 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 216
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A captivating story of family, love and following your heart, from the author of Blackwattle Lake. Miranda McIntyre thinks she has it all sorted. She?s a successful lawyer, she?s planning her wedding and ticking off all the right boxes. When searching for something old to go with her wedding dress she remembers an antique necklace from her childhood, but her mother denies any knowledge of it. Miranda is sure it exists. Trying to find the necklace, she discovers evidence that perhaps the grandmother she thought was dead is still alive. Ignoring the creeping uncertainty about her impending marriage, and the worry that she is not living the life she really wants, Miranda takes off on a road trip in search of answers to the family mystery but also in search of herself. Ultimately, she will find that looking back can lead you home.
Author: Publisher: Grove Press ISBN: 9780802150646 Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 340
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Two renowned playwrights take a satirical look at three vaudevillians in Hollywood, portray an eccentric, but lovable, family, and relate the havoc that a convalescing guest wreaks on his unwitting hosts.
Author: Deeanne Gist Publisher: Bethany House ISBN: 076420226X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 399
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From a bestselling author and two-time Christy Award winner comes this light-hearted historical romance featuring the intrepid Essie Spreckelmeyer.
Author: Natalie J. Geerman Publisher: WestBow Press ISBN: 1973605481 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 110
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Essie had always felt she was a little different from her peers in Serenemo. Typical girl talk just wasnt her thing. However, could her being different actually serve a higher purpose? When tragedy strikes her childhood friend Nathan and he abandons Serenemo, Essie takes it upon her to find him and bring him back home. With courage and determination, Essie starts her journey through the dangerous Southern Forest on her way to The Heartless Society, not aware of what lies ahead.
Author: Paul Robeson, Jr. Publisher: Turner Publishing Company ISBN: 0470569689 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 523
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The eagerly awaited second volume of Paul Robeson Jr.'s acclaimed biography of his father, the legendary singer, actor, and social activist. The greatest scholar-athlete-performing artist in U.S. history, Paul Robeson was one of the most compelling figures of the twentieth century. In this final volume of his groundbreaking biography, Paul Robeson Jr. tells the untold, inside story of his father's life from World War II until his death, including his fight against racism and injustice and his courageous defiance of persecution by government agencies. Breaks new ground, using unpublished photographs and source materials from private diaries, letters, and government documents Offers unprecedented insight into how Robeson bridged the contradictions of his personal and public life Praised as "an accomplished and moving memoir" (Boston Globe, on Vol. 1) and "an important, well-wrought addition to African-American, Cold War and theater scholarship" (Publishers Weekly) Revealing a multifaceted figure who moved among major roles as a performer, political activist, husband, and father, The Undiscovered Paul Robeson traces the dramatic arc of one of the world's most distinguished performing artists and passionate leaders in the fight for universal human rights.
Author: Seth Underwood Publisher: AEM Serivces/Joseph Street Digest ISBN: 1737965100 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 124
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Rosella is highly intelligent in her observations, making her an asset to the USRM-ISB. One that caught the eye of the Field Marshal. Rosella initially joined the USRM-ISB during an era of political turmoil, with no single candidate capturing the needed majority in the Electoral College for forty years, leading to all U.S. Presidents being elected from the House of Representatives at the end of every term. The stories in this Digest are but an introductory sample of a few installments from Rosella Tolfree's world. USRM-ISB Installment 1- Essie in Anaheim (Rosella's Age- 29) the investigation of a murder that ties back to the first use of an A.I. cybernetic enhancement computer decades earlier. USRM ISB Installment 2- Illuminati Play (Rosella's Age- 33) the investigation into an incident involving the Church of the Ember Coalition on lands that have been leased out in Yellowstone National Park. USRM-ISB Installment 3-The Demented Augments Cap (Rosella's Age- 43) the investigation into multiple murders which are possibly linked to an old computer game. USRM-ISB Installment 4-The Marsha Unity (Rosella's Age 43) the investigation into multiple murders involving a member of Congress and staffers. Included Bonus Material- Three Related Future Human Follies Stories; Glossary of Terms, People and Places; and a Basic Timeline of Events Associated with Rosella's Age. Warning- Some stories contain mature themes of explicit descriptions of violence and sexual content.
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