Agent Josephine : American beauty, French hero, British spy
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Lewis, Damien,
Published
New York : PublicAffairs, 2022.
Edition
First US edition.
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xxvi, 466 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
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Black History - The Arts
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Dolores County School-Public Library - DOLORHIGH - BIOGRAPHY92 BAKOn Shelf
Ridgway Public Library - BIOGRAPHYBIO BAKEROn Shelf
Security Public Library - NONFICTION792.80 LEWISOn Shelf
Spanish Peaks Library District - BIOGRAPHYBIO BAKEROn Shelf
Wellington Public Library - NONFICTION792.8 LewOn Shelf

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African American women dancers -- France -- Biography.
Baker, Josephine, -- 1906-1975.
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Women spies -- Great Britain -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- France -- African Americans -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- France -- Biography.

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Published
New York : PublicAffairs, 2022.
Format
Book
Edition
First US edition.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-452) and index.
Description
Prior to World War II, Josephine Baker was a music-hall diva renowned for her singing and dancing, her beauty and sexuality; she was the highest-paid female performer in Europe. When the Nazis seized her adopted city, Paris, she was banned from the stage, along with all {28}negroes and Jews.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Lewis, D. (2022). Agent Josephine: American beauty, French hero, British spy (First US edition.). PublicAffairs.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Lewis, Damien. 2022. Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy. PublicAffairs.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Lewis, Damien. Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy PublicAffairs, 2022.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Lewis, Damien. Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy First US edition., PublicAffairs, 2022.

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