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Josephine Baker - Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy [Ne
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Custom Bundle
- No
- UPC
- 9781541700666
- Release Year
- 2022
- Title
- Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy
- Brand
- Public Affairs
- MPN
- 978154170066
- Type
- see description
- Model
- see description
- ISBN
- 9781541700666
- Book Title
- Agent Josephine : American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy
- Publisher
- Public Affairs
- Item Length
- 9.7 in
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.8 in
- Genre
- Political Science, True Crime, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Women, Military / World War II, Espionage, Europe / France, Intelligence & Espionage, Gender Studies, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- Item Weight
- 27.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 496 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Public Affairs
ISBN-10
154170066X
ISBN-13
9781541700666
eBay Product ID (ePID)
21050400559
Product Key Features
Book Title
Agent Josephine : American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy
Number of Pages
496 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Women, Military / World War II, Espionage, Europe / France, Intelligence & Espionage, Gender Studies, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year
2022
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, True Crime, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.8 in
Item Weight
27.4 Oz
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2022-934998
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"In the compelling 'Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy,' Damien Lewis sheds light on the performer's remarkable espionage work, demonstrating that Baker's global fame often provided the perfect cover for her perilous clandestine activities."-- Christian Science Monitor, "Astonishing. Exhilarating. Agent Josephine captures the indomitable spirit of Josephine Baker. Under the dark skies of WWII, Josephine stared down the German occupation of France to become a master spy, risking her life in service of the French Resistance and the British Secret Intelligence Services--all while expressing the depth and wholeness of her character as a loyal friend and captivating entertainer. Working beyond the limits of endurance, she inspired diplomats, statesmen, spies, Moroccan Berber chieftains and battalions of allied troops to fight the Nazis and their ideals. Josephine's odyssey calls to the resilience and creative tenacity that hides within all of us and bursts forth in the souls of a chosen few in extreme circumstances. Gripping as a thriller and superbly written. Everyone should read it."-- Scott Lenga, author of The Watchmakers, "Damien Lewis chronicles [Josephine Baker] with much fresh detail... What most beguiles us today is the sense that a proud revolutionary lurked beneath the winsome savage, the snowy smile. Spycraft wasn't so much what Baker did as who she was."-- The New Yorker
Dewey Decimal
940.548644
Synopsis
The New Yorker, Best Books of 2022 Vanity Fair, Best Books of 2022 Booklist, Best Books of 2022 Singer. Actress. Beauty. Spy. During WWII, Josephine Baker, the world's richest and most glamorous entertainer, was an Allied spy in Occupied France. Prior to World War II, Josephine Baker was a music-hall diva renowned for her singing and dancing, her beauty and sexuality; she was the highest-paid female performer in Europe. When the Nazis seized her adopted city, Paris, she was banned from the stage, along with all "negroes and Jews." Yet instead of returning to America, she vowed to stay and to fight the Nazi evil. Overnight, she went from performer to Resistance spy. In Agent Josephine , bestselling author Damien Lewis uncovers this little-known history of the famous singer's life. During the war years, as a member of the French Nurse paratroopers--a cover for her spying work--Baker participated in numerous clandestine activities and emerged as a formidable spy. In turn, she was a hero of the three countries in whose name she served--the US, France, and Britain. Drawing on a plethora of new historical material and rigorous research, including previously undisclosed letters and journals, Lewis upends the conventional story of Josephine Baker, explaining why she fully deserves her unique place in the French Panthéon.
LC Classification Number
D810.S8B3248 2022
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- 09 Aug, 2022
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