The Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy
With determination and audacity, Josephine Baker used her comic and musical abilities to become a worldwide icon of the Jazz Age. This lively biography 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.” The lush photographs, in-depth appendix, source notes and bibliography make this is a must-have resource for any student, Baker fan or history buff.

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The Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy
With determination and audacity, Josephine Baker used her comic and musical abilities to become a worldwide icon of the Jazz Age. This lively biography 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.” The lush photographs, in-depth appendix, source notes and bibliography make this is a must-have resource for any student, Baker fan or history buff.

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The Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy

The Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy

by Peggy Caravantes
The Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy

The Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy

by Peggy Caravantes

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With determination and audacity, Josephine Baker used her comic and musical abilities to become a worldwide icon of the Jazz Age. This lively biography 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.” The lush photographs, in-depth appendix, source notes and bibliography make this is a must-have resource for any student, Baker fan or history buff.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781613738320
Publisher: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 02/01/2018
Series: Women of Action Series
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 208
Sales rank: 397,579
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile: 1100L (what's this?)
Age Range: 12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Peggy Caravantes is a former English and history teacher, middle school principal and deputy school superintendent. She is the author of 16 books for middle grades and young adult readers, including Marooned in the Arctic, American Hero: The Audie Murphy Story and Petticoat Spies: Six Women Spies of the Civil War. She lives in San Antonio, Texas.


Table of Contents

Author's Note ix

1 Her Own Journey 1

2 Show Business Debut 15

3 Joséphine Charms Paris 29

4 La Folie du Jour 41

5 Two Loves 59

6 Storms of Life 73

7 Josephine's Challenges 89

8 Let My People Go 103

9 In My Village 117

10 Josephine and Jo Split 131

11 Losing Les Milandes 145

12 The Curtain Falls 159

Appendix: The Rainbow Tribe 171

Notes 175

Bibliography 183

Index 187

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