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Harlem Stomp!: A Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance - Hardcover

Hill, Laban Carrick

 
9780316814119: Harlem Stomp!: A Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0316814113 ISBN 13: 9780316814119
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers, 2004

Synopsis

The first book to bring the Harlem Renaissance alive for young adults, this meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated book is a veritable time capsule, packed with poetry, prose, photographs, full-colour paintings and historical documents. It chronicles the work of prominent Harlem Renaissance artists, activists and writers, including Langston Hughes, Zora Neal Hurston, Sargent Johnson and Marcus Garvey. A rich exploration of one of the most important and exciting periods in American cultural history. Ages 12 and up.

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About the Author

Laban Carrick Hill has taught Literature and Writing at Columbia university, Fordham University, and currently teaches at St. Michael's College in Vermont. He has published his poetry and articles in a number of periodicals including American Letters & Commentary, Denver Quarterly, and Onion River Review, and has written twenty middle grade novels for Hyperion and Bantam.

Acclaimed poet, essayist, and lecturer Nikki Giovanni has many published collections of her poetry, including Black Feeling, Black Talk and Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not-Quite Poems. Her honors include the NAACP Image Award for Literature in 1998, and the Langston Hughes award for Distinguished Contributions to Arts and Letters in 1996.

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Publisher
Little, Brown Young Readers
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0316814113
ISBN 13 
9780316814119
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
160