Paul Robeson : the years of promise and achievement / Sheila Tully Boyle & Andrew Bunie.
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- ISBN: 155849149X (alk. paper) :
- Physical Description: 521 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: Amherst, MA : University of Massachusetts Press, c2001.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Paul Robeson : The Years of Promise and Achievement
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Acknowledgments | p. vii | |
Chapter 1 | Princeton (1898-1907) | p. 1 |
Chapter 2 | Father and Son (1907-1915) | p. 27 |
Chapter 3 | Robeson of Rutgers (1915-1919) | p. 44 |
Chapter 4 | Harlem (1919-1922) | p. 78 |
Chapter 5 | Beginnings of a Career (1922-1924) | p. 102 |
Chapter 6 | Concert Stage (1924-1925) | p. 135 |
Chapter 7 | Touring America (1926-1927) | p. 169 |
Chapter 8 | Show Boat (1928-1929) | p. 187 |
Chapter 9 | The Toast of England (1929-1930) | p. 207 |
Chapter 10 | Uncouplings (1930-1931) | p. 230 |
Chapter 11 | Coming of Age (1932) | p. 252 |
Chapter 12 | The Emperor and Screen Images (1933-1934) | p. 269 |
Chapter 13 | The Search for Home (1934-1935) | p. 302 |
Chapter 14 | Film and Its Limits (1935-1936) | p. 318 |
Chapter 15 | African Journeys (1936) | p. 338 |
Chapter 16 | Russian Romance (1936-1937) | p. 356 |
Chapter 17 | The World Scene: Politics (1937-1939) | p. 379 |
Chapter 18 | Going Home (1939) | p. 402 |
Notes | p. 423 | |
Index | p. 497 |