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Josephine Baker : The Hungry Heart by Baker, Jean-Claude & Chase, Chris is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Josephine Baker : The Hungry Heart about?

Based on twenty years of research and thousands of interviews, this authoritative biography of performer Josephine Baker (1906-1975) provides a candid look at her tempestuous life. Born into poverty in St. Louis, the uninhibited chorus girl became the sensation of Europe and the last century's first black sex symbol. A heroine of the French Resistance in World War II, she entranced figures as diverse as de Gaulle, Tito, Castro, Princess Grace, two popes, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Yet Josephine was also, as one critic put it, "a monster who made Joan Crawford look like the Virgin Mary." Jean-Claude Baker's book also reveals her outbursts that resulted in lasting feuds, her imperious treatment of family and entourage members, and her ambivalent attitudes concerning her ethnic background. Reconciling Josephine's many personas--Jazz-age icon, national hero of France, proponent of Civil Rights, mother of children from across the globe--Josephine: The Hungry Heart gives readers the inside story on a star unlike any other before or since.Wörter : 207606

Who reads Josephine Baker : The Hungry Heart?

Author

Baker, Jean-Claude & Chase, Chris

Publisher

Cooper Square Press ; Distributed by National Book Network

Published

1993

Language

EN

ISBN

9780815411727

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Science, Sports

Rating

3.77 / 5 (139 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14