Oscar Invincible: The Life of Film Pioneer Oscar Micheaux

ISBN-10: 0803730039
ISBN-13: 9780803730038
Category: African American motion picture producers and directors
Language: English
Published: 2007-01
Publisher: Dial
Author: Michelle Y. Green

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