Fearless and free: a memoir
(Book)
Uniform Title:
Author:
Contributors:
Zafar, Anam, translator.
Lewis, Sophie, translator.
Oluo, Ijeoma, author of introduction, etc.
Sauvage, Marcel, author of introduction, etc.
Bouillon-Baker, Jean-Claude, author of afterword, colophon, etc.
Lewis, Sophie, translator.
Oluo, Ijeoma, author of introduction, etc.
Sauvage, Marcel, author of introduction, etc.
Bouillon-Baker, Jean-Claude, author of afterword, colophon, etc.
Published:
New York : Tiny Reparations Books, 2025.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
xiv, 282 pages ; 22 cm
Status:
1 copy on order.
Description
"After stealing the spotlight as a teenaged Broadway performer during the height of the Harlem Renaissance, Josephine then took Paris by storm, dazzling audiences across the Roaring Twenties. In her famous banana skirt, she enraptured royalty and countless fans—Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Picasso among them. She strolled the streets of Paris with her pet cheetah wearing a diamond collar. With her signature flapper bob and enthralling dance moves, she was one of the most recognizable women in the world. When World War II broke out, Josephine became a decorated spy for the French Resistance. Her celebrity worked as her cover, as she hid spies in her entourage and secret messages in her costumes as she traveled. She later joined the Civil Rights movement in the US, boycotting segregated concert venues, and speaking at the March on Washington alongside Martin Luther King Jr.. First published in France in 1949, her memoir will now finally be published in English. At last we can hear Josephine in her own voice: charming, passionate, and brave. Her words are thrilling and intimate, like she’s talking with her friends over after-show drinks in her dressing room. Through her own telling, we come to know a woman who danced to the top of the world and left her unforgettable mark on it"--
Copies
Location
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Status
Branford/Blackstone New Adult Biography
Biography BAKER
On Shelf
East Lyme Public New Non Fiction
B BAKER, JOSEPHINE (Baker) (Fearless)
On Shelf
Essex Adult Nonfiction New
(NEW) B BAKER
On Shelf
Haddam/Brainerd New Adult Biography
B BAKER
On Shelf
Hamden/Brundage Community New Adult Nonfiction
NEW/B/BAKER
On Shelf
Hamden/Miller New Adult Biography
B/BAKER
On Shelf
Lyme Adult New Nonfiction
92 BAKER
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Meriden New Adult Biography
BIO BAKER, J
On Shelf
Norwich/Otis New Adult Biographies
BIO BAKER
On Shelf
Orange/Case Adult Biography
New Biography BAKER [Josephine] Baker
On Shelf
Woodbridge New Adult Biography
B BAKER (JOSEPHINE)
Due Jul 15, 2025
Location
Call Number
Status
Wallingford Public Library On Order
ON ORDER
On Order
Subjects
LC Subjects
Actresses, Black -- France -- Biography.
African American entertainers -- France.
African American women civil rights workers -- Biography.
African American women dancers -- France.
African American women singers -- 20th century -- Biography.
Baker, Josephine, -- 1906-1975.
Women spies -- France -- Biography.
African American entertainers -- France.
African American women civil rights workers -- Biography.
African American women dancers -- France.
African American women singers -- 20th century -- Biography.
Baker, Josephine, -- 1906-1975.
Women spies -- France -- Biography.
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593853696, 0593853695
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-282).
Description
"After stealing the spotlight as a teenaged Broadway performer during the height of the Harlem Renaissance, Josephine then took Paris by storm, dazzling audiences across the Roaring Twenties. In her famous banana skirt, she enraptured royalty and countless fans—Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Picasso among them. She strolled the streets of Paris with her pet cheetah wearing a diamond collar. With her signature flapper bob and enthralling dance moves, she was one of the most recognizable women in the world. When World War II broke out, Josephine became a decorated spy for the French Resistance. Her celebrity worked as her cover, as she hid spies in her entourage and secret messages in her costumes as she traveled. She later joined the Civil Rights movement in the US, boycotting segregated concert venues, and speaking at the March on Washington alongside Martin Luther King Jr.. First published in France in 1949, her memoir will now finally be published in English. At last we can hear Josephine in her own voice: charming, passionate, and brave. Her words are thrilling and intimate, like she’s talking with her friends over after-show drinks in her dressing room. Through her own telling, we come to know a woman who danced to the top of the world and left her unforgettable mark on it"--,Provided by publisher.
Language
Translated into English from the original French text.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Baker, J., Zafar, A., Lewis, S., Oluo, I., Sauvage, M., & Bouillon-Baker, J. (2025). Fearless and free: a memoir. First edition. Tiny Reparations Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Josephine Baker et al.. 2025. Fearless and Free: A Memoir. Tiny Reparations Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Josephine Baker et al., Fearless and Free: A Memoir. Tiny Reparations Books, 2025.
MLA Citation (style guide)Baker, Josephine, et al. Fearless and Free: A Memoir. First edition. Tiny Reparations Books, 2025.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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