2010, ISBN: 9781163189870

Seattle:: University of Washington Press,, 1975.. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. First thus- a trade paperback. Autobiography of this African-American singer, one of the for… Mehr…

Seattle:: University of Washington Press,, 1975.. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. First thus- a trade paperback. Autobiography of this African-American singer, one of the foremost spiritual / blues singers of his day, in which he recounts his Montana childhood, his experiences as a Pullman porter, working as a driver for John Ringling, being in New York during the years now called the 'Harlem Renaissance' and traveling to Europe to sing. Originally published in 1929, this includes the original illustrations by Covarrubias, the introduction by Muriel Draper, who talks about editing the manuscript, and the foreword by Carl Van Vechten and adds a significant new introduction by Robert Hemenway as well as a section of photographs. Glossary, liv, 236 pp., University of Washington Press, 1975., 4, Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good., Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010-09-10, 2.5<