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Zora Neale Hurston, a life in American history, Stephanie Li

Label
Zora Neale Hurston, a life in American history, Stephanie Li
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Zora Neale Hurston
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1121420225
Responsibility statement
Stephanie Li
Series statement
Black history lives
Sub title
a life in American history
Summary
"In this biography, chronological chapters follow Zora Neale Hurston's family, upbringing, education, influences, and of course, her major works, and place these experiences within the context of American history"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Preface -- Chapter 1. Origins and Childhood -- Chapter 2. Exile and Instability -- Chapter 3. Education -- Howard and Harlem -- Chapter 4. The Young Anthropologist -- Chapter 5. Mule Bone -- Chapter 6. Independence and Jonah's Gourd Vine -- Chapter 7. Jamaica, Haiti, and Their Eyes Were Watching God -- Chapter 8. Wanderings and Fame -- Chapter 9. Nightmare and Recovery -- Chapter 10. The Final Years -- Why Zora Neale Hurston Matters -- Timeline
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