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Author:

Jones, Sherry, 1961- author.

Title:

Josephine Baker's last dance : a novel / Sherry Jones.

Edition:

First Gallery Books trade paperback edition.

Publisher:

Gallery Books,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

365 pages ; 21 cm

Subject:

Baker, Josephine,--1906-1975--Fiction.
African American entertainers--Fiction.
African American women--Fiction.
African Americans--Paris--Paris--Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.

Summary:

From servitude and poverty in America, Josephine Baker rose to fame as a showgirl in her famous banana skirt. Along the way she was a Civil Rights activist-- and a member of the French Resistance during WWII. This novel follows Baker from 1920s Paris to 1960s Washington, to her final, triumphant performance. -- adapted from publisher info.

ISBN:

1501102443
9781501102448

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1022695317

LCCN:

2018003367

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

REPC017 -- Greenfield Public Library (Greenfield)

ZXPC675 -- Fisher-Whiting Memorial Library (Mapleton)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

YMPD532 -- Monticello Public Library (Monticello)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)