Penguin announces a prestigious new series under presiding editor Arthur Schlesinger; Jr. Many works of history deal with the journeys of blacks in bondage from Africa to the United States along the ?middle passage;? but there is also a rich and little examined history of African Americans traveling in the opposite direction. In Middle Passages; award-winning historian James T. Campbell vividly recounts more than two centuries of African American journeys to Africa; including the experiences of such extraordinary figures as Langston Hughes; W.E.B. DuBois; Richard Wright; Malcolm X; and Maya Angelou. A truly groundbreaking work; Middle Passages offers a unique perspective on African Americans? ever-evolving relationship with their ancestral homeland; as well as their complex; often painful relationship with the United States.
#246041 in Books Bell Gertrude 2015-08-11 2015-08-11Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.80 x .56 x 5.16l; 1.00 #File Name: 0143107372320 pagesA Woman in Arabia The Writings of the Queen of the Desert
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Make a movie!!By Michael JeanAn intriguing tale of a phenomenal woman who helped shape modern middle eastern politics. What a shame she is not better known in the west. Should be on every history buff's bookshelve. Should make for a movie to rival "Lawrence of Arabia".1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. MARVELOUSLY DISCRIPTIVEBy Elena Wulfke-VassiliouMAEVELOUSLY DISCRIPTIVE....A WINDOW TO A WORLD WE Will NEVER WITNESS RECORDED BY A WOMAN UNIQUE OF HER GENERATION.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great Companion to the movieBy HappyDetails in this book are a wonderful companion to the Nicole Kidman movie; "Queen of the Desert."
