The Undiscovered Paul Robeson - Signed & Inscribed

Paul Robeson Jr

ISBN 10: 0471242659 / ISBN 13: 9780471242659

Published by John Wiley & Sons, NY, 2001

About this Item

John Wiley & Sons, NY, 2001, 383 pgs. First/First in Near Fine/Near Fine condition with minimal shelfwear. Otherwise tight, square, clean, and unclipped (please review photos). The author has Signed, inscribed , and dated in the year of publication to Gloria Scher. A biography of the legendary African American actor, singer, scholar, and activist. Many B & W photos. All books bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. Brown boards with gold lettering.

Seller Inventory # 2024041

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Undiscovered Paul Robeson - Signed & Inscribed
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, NY
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471242659
• ISBN 13: 9780471242659
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First/First.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Hollywood
  • Entertainment
  • Theatre

About this title

Synopsis

The long-awaited, untold, inside story of the rise of the legendary actor, singer, scholar, and activist. The first volume of this major biography breaks new ground.

The greatest scholar-athlete-performing artist in U.S. history, Paul Robeson was one of the most compelling figures of the twentieth century.

Now his son, Paul Robeson Jr., traces the dramatic arc of his rise to fame, painting a definitive picture of Paul Robeson's formative years. His father was an escaped slave; his mother, a descendent of freedmen; and his wife, the brilliant and ambitious Eslanda Cardozo Goode. With a law degree from Columbia University; a professional football career; title roles in Eugene O'Neill's plays and in Shakespeare's Othello; and a concert career in America and Europe, Robeson dominated his era.

This unprecedented biography reveals the depth of Robeson's cultural scholarship, explores the contradictions he bridged in his personal and political life, and describes his emergence as a symbol of the anticolonial and antifascist struggles. Filled with previously unpublished photographs and source materials from the private diaries and letters of Paul and Eslanda Robeson, this is the epic story of a forerunner who now stands as one of America's greatest heroes.

About the Author

PAUL ROBESON, Jr., is a freelance journalist, translator, and highly regarded lecturer on American and Russian history. He served as a personal aide to his father for over twenty years and has been a civil rights activist since the 1940s. He is the owner and archivist of the Paul Robeson and Eslanda Robeson Collection, which consists of over 50,000 items, including thousands of photographs and hundreds of audio recordings.