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**A complete biographical look at the complex life of a world-famous entertainer** With determination and audacity, Josephine Baker turned her comic and musical abilities into becoming a worldwide icon of the Jazz Age. __The Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy__ provides the first in-depth portrait of this remarkable woman for young adults. Author Peggy Caravantes follows Baker's life from her childhood in the depths of poverty to her comedic rise in vaudeville and fame in Europe. This lively biography covers her outspoken participation in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, espionage work for the French Resistance during World War II, and adoption of 12 children—her "rainbow tribe." Also included are informative sidebars on relevant topics such as the 1917 East St. Louis riot, Pullman railway porters, the Charleston, and more. The lush photographs, appendix updating readers on the lives of the rainbow tribe, source notes, and...

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Author

Peggy Caravantes; Peggy Caravantes

Publisher

Independent Publishers Group (Chicago Review Press)

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781613730355

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, Sports, Anthropology

Rating

3.58 / 5 (66 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14