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African History for Beginners
by Boyd, Herb
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1934389188
- ISBN 13
- 9781934389188
- Seller
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About This Item
Danbury, CT: For Beginners LLC, 1994. A Documentary Comic Book! 8vo size trade paperback; 126 bright, white pages with black and white illustrations throughout. From back: Discover the glory of the Pharaohs and the Towers of Zimbabwe, the cosmology of the Yoruba, the courage of the Masai and the golden wonders of Mali, the art treasures of the Bushongo and the sophistication of the Egyptians. It is a unique documentary portrait of the Africans' struggled to preserve their cultural heritage and homeland." In great condition with only edgewear to covers. Quotes are for illustrative purposes and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Wolvek-Pfister; Shey. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Herb Boyd is an awarding winning author and journalist and has published 22 books and countless articles for national magazines and newspapers. Brotherman:The Odyssey of Black Men in America: An Anthology (One World/Ballantine, 1995), co-edited with Robert Allen of the Black Scholar journal, won the American Book Award for nonfiction. In 1999, Boyd won three first place awards from the New York Association of Black Journalists for his articles published in the Amsterdam News. Among his most popular books are Black Panthers for Beginners (Writers & Readers, 1995); Autobiography of a People: Three Centuries of African American History Told By Those Who Lived It (Doubleday, 2000); Race and Resistance: African Americans in the 21st Century (South End Press, 2002); The Harlem Reader (Crown Publishers, 2003); We Shall Overcome: A History of the Civil Rights Movement (Sourcebooks, 2004); and Pound for Pound: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson (Amistad, 2005).
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- Bookseller
- Charity Bookstall
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004590
- Title
- African History for Beginners
- Author
- Boyd, Herb
- Illustrator
- Wolvek-Pfister; Shey
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1934389188
- ISBN 13
- 9781934389188
- Publisher
- For Beginners LLC
- Place of Publication
- Danbury, CT
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Africa; African; beginners; Comic Books; illustrated;history;
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Young Adult; Childrens Non-Fiction;
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