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Josephine Baker
By Schroeder, Alan
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-79101-116-4
- Publisher
- New York : Chelsea House, c1991.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 1991
Gr 7-10 Due to a recent television movie, there may be renewed interest in this multitalented individual who overcame difficult odds to succeed. At the age of 13, dressed in a skirt of ba nanas, Baker dazzled and riveted her audience in Paris during a performance at the Folies-Bergere. She soon became the toast of European entertainment and enjoyed superstardom as the high est paid entertainer of her era. This was no small feat for a woman who was born in St. Louis in 1906 to a washer woman an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
