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Hughes' life and artistic development are traced from his early years of isolation to his prolific life as a poet, playwright, lyricist, and journalist.

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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-100313324972

ISBN-139780313324970

eBay Product ID (ePID)30436712

Product Key Features

Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School

Number of Pages200 Pages

Publication NameLangston Hughes : a Biography

LanguageEnglish

SubjectAmerican / African American, General, Literary, American / General

Publication Year2004

TypeStudy Guide

AuthorLaurie Leach

Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism

SeriesGreenwood Biographies Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight16.5 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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LCCN2003-060131

Reviews"[S]tudents will surely use this booik for research reports, those with particular interest in the subject will find excellent resources for further study."- VOYA, "Author Laurie Leach provides a thorough disclosure of Langston Hughes' life from his tumultuous relationship with his father, various patrons, and romantic associations to his desire for recognition as an accomplished African-American literary artist....This book would be a welcome addition to a high school library with a collection of in-depth biographies on literary artists. Recommended." Library Media Connection, "Lucidly written and solidly researched, it achieves its expressed purposes and will be a useful tool for high school students and faculty for many years to come....[a] solid achievement. It will be of considerable use not only to high school students and teachers but also to general readers interested in deepening their knowledge of a major African American writer." African American Review, "Author Laurie Leach provides a thorough disclosure of Langston Hughes' life from his tumultuous relationship with his father, various patrons, and romantic associations to his desire for recognition as an accomplished African-American literary artist....This book would be a welcome addition to a high school library with a collection of in-depth biographies on literary artists. Recommended."- Library Media Connection, "Lucidly written and solidly researched, it achieves its expressed purposes and will be a useful tool for high school students and faculty for many years to come....[a] solid achievement. It will be of considerable use not only to high school students and teachers but also to general readers interested in deepening their knowledge of a major African American writer."- African American Review, "[S]tudents will surely use this booik for research reports, those with particular interest in the subject will find excellent resources for further study." VOYA

Number of Volumes1 Vol.

Target AudienceElementary/High School

Lc Classification NumberPs3515

Table of ContentAcknowledgements Abbreviations Series Forward Introduction Timeline of Events Lonely Boy Class Poet The Lure of Harlem At Sea European Adventure "Trying to Catch a Jazz Rhythm" Scaling the Racial Mountain Godmother on Park Avenue The Mule Bone of Contention A Turn Toward Socialism Film Project in Moscow Soviet Journey Uneasy in Carmel Adrift Under Fire Fighting Hitler and Jim Crow "Red Tinged Poet" "Fooling Around with the Theater" Facing Down McCarthy Hughes and the Freedom Movement Hughes Final Years Notes Works Cited Selected Works by Hughes Recommended Reading

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Greenwood Biographies Ser.: Langston Hughes : A Biography by Laurie Leach (2004, Hardcover)