| Description |
1 online resource (244 pages) |
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text file |
| Summary |
Dorothy West & rsquo;s Paradise captures the scope of the author & rsquo;s long life and career, reading it alongside the unique cultural geography of Oak Bluffs and its history as an elite African American enclave & mdash;a place that West envisioned both as a separatist refuge and as a space for interracial contact. An essential book for both fans of West & rsquo;s fiction and students of race, class, and American women & rsquo;s lives, Dorothy West & rsquo;s Paradise offers an intimate biography of an important author and a privileged glimpse into the society that shaped her work. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
They lost us the beach: A legend of Oak Bluffs -- Childhood sketches -- Dorothy West's typewriter -- To Russia with love -- New challenges -- The living is easy -- Cottager's corner -- Two weddings. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
West, Dorothy, 1907-1998.
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West, Dorothy, 1907-1998. |
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Authors, American. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
African American authors -- Biography.
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African American authors -- Biography. |
| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sherrard-Johnson, Cherene. Dorothy West's Paradise : A Biography of Class and Color. Piscataway : Rutgers University Press, ©2012 |
| ISBN |
9780813552248 (electronic book) |
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0813552249 (electronic book) |
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0813551668 |
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9780813551661 |
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0813551676 |
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9780813551678 |
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