Josephine Baker
- ISBN-10
- 0791011429
- ISBN-13
- 9780791011423
- Series
- Josephine Baker
- Category
- African American entertainers
- Pages
- 127
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991-01-01
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publications
- Author
- Alan Schroeder
Description
Biography of the black American singer and dancer who achieved fame in Paris in the 1920s and was awarded the French Legion of Honor for her work during World War II.
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