Robeson : an American ballad

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Lubasch, Arnold H., 1932-2016, author

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"Paul Robeson was a towering figure in American culture, conquering many disparate venues--from football and film to law and Shakespeare. An extraordinary athlete-scholar-actor-singer, Robeson also...

"Paul Robeson was a towering figure in American culture, conquering many disparate venues--from football and film to law and Shakespeare. An extraordinary athlete-scholar-actor-singer, Robeson also became a crusader for human rights. And though he was admired by many, his controversial support of the Soviet Union during the Cold War and the era of McCarthyism led to ostracism and his declining health. In Robeson: An American Ballad, Arnold H. Lubasch chronicles the remarkable life of this twentieth-century original. In a concise and readable account, Lubasch--a New York Times veteran for almost forty years--reports on Robeson's life story more accurately and clearly than any previous books. In addition to detailing the highs and lows of Robeson's life and career, Lubasch offers several personal anecdotes about this American icon, and includes commentary on the 100th-anniversary celebration of Robeson's birth"--Back cover.

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