Eugene Bullard, Black Expatriate in Jazz-Age Paris by Craig Lloyd (2006, Perfect) online kaufen

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PublisherUniversity of Georgia Press

ISBN-100820328189

ISBN-139780820328188

eBay Product ID (ePID)50492639

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Book TitleEugene Bullard, Black Expatriate in Jazz-Age Paris

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicCultural Heritage, Theater / General, Theater / Direction & Production, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies

Publication Year2006

IllustratorYes

GenrePerforming Arts, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorCraig Lloyd

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight23.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2006-274101

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"The first biography of Bullard to look at his unique contributions within a larger historical context."--Publishers Weekly, "Explores the extraordinary life of . . . the first black wartime aviator and celebrated prize fighter, musician, and decorated member of the French foreign legion and the French airforce in World War I. . . . The definitive biography of a remarkable man in search of freedom."-- Library Journal, "There are plenty of reasons to read [Eugene Bullard]: not merely the rich details of Bullard's life, not merely the careful and thorough way in which Lloyd has researched and told his story, but also the things that story tells us about race, racism, and human courage."-- Washington Post Book World, "A must read for anyone interested in great American heroes. The book is well written . . . [and] has exceptional photographs."--African Atlantic Genealogical Society Update, "The first biography of Bullard to look at his unique contributions within a larger historical context."-- Publishers Weekly, "There are plenty of reasons to read [Eugene Bullard]: not merely the rich details of Bullard's life, not merely the careful and thorough way in which Lloyd has researched and told his story, but also the things that story tells us about race, racism, and human courage."--Washington Post Book World, "Explores the extraordinary life of . . . the first black wartime aviator and celebrated prize fighter, musician, and decorated member of the French foreign legion and the French airforce in World War I. . . . The definitive biography of a remarkable man in search of freedom."--Library Journal, "There are plenty of reasons to read [Eugene Bullard: not merely the rich details of Bullard's life, not merely the careful and thorough way in which Lloyd has researched and told his story, but also the things that story tells us about race, racism, and human courage."-- Washington Post Book World, "A must read for anyone interested in great American heroes. The book is well written . . . [and] has exceptional photographs."-- African Atlantic Genealogical Society Update, "[An] unbelievable, Zelig-like tale . . . What makes it magical is the shear force of hope . . . in the face of hopelessness."-- Athens Banner Herald, "[An] unbelievable, Zelig-like tale . . . What makes it magical is the shear force of hope . . . in the face of hopelessness."--Athens Banner Herald, "[An unbelievable, Zelig-like tale . . . What makes it magical is the shear force of hope . . . in the face of hopelessness."-- Athens Banner Herald, "Thoroughly researched and well-written . . . Lloyd does an excellent job of profiling the life of an extraordinary man who most Americans have probably never heard of. . . . Using Bullard's life as a prism, Lloyd draws a detailed portrait of the conflicting views of race held by both Americans and the French near the turn of the twentieth century-and the sometimes heated consequences of those conflicts."-- Black Issues Book Review, "Thoroughly researched and well-written . . . Lloyd does an excellent job of profiling the life of an extraordinary man who most Americans have probably never heard of. . . . Using Bullard's life as a prism, Lloyd draws a detailed portrait of the conflicting views of race held by both Americans and the French near the turn of the twentieth century-and the sometimes heated consequences of those conflicts."--Black Issues Book Review

Dewey Decimal940.44944 B

SynopsisAlthough he was the first African American fighter pilot, Eugene J. Bullard is still a relative stranger in his homeland. An accomplished professional boxer, musician, club manager, and impresario of Parisian nightlife between the world wars, Bullard found in Europe a degree of respect and freedom unknown to blacks in America. There, for twenty-five years, he helped define the expatriate experience for countless other African American artists, writers, performers, and athletes. This is the first biography of Bullard in thirty years and the most complete ever. It follows Bullard's lifelong search for respect from his poor boyhood in Jim-Crow Georgia to his attainment of notoriety in Jazz-Age Paris and his exploits fighting for his adopted country, for which he was awarded the Croix de Guerre. Drawing on a vast amount of archival material in the United States, Great Britain, and France, Craig Lloyd unfolds the vibrant story of an African American who sought freedom overseas. Lloyd provides a new look at the black expatriate community in Paris, taking readers into the cabarets where Bullard rubbed elbows with Josephine Baker, Louis Armstrong, and even the Prince of Wales. Lloyd also uses Bullard's life as a lens through which to view the racism that continued to dog him even in Europe in his encounters with traveling Americans. When Hitler conquered France, Bullard was wounded in action and then escaped to America. There, his European successes counted for little: he spent his last years in obscurity and hardship but continued to work for racial justice. Eugene Bullard, Black Expatriate in Jazz-Age Paris offers a fascinating look at an extraordinary man who lived on his own terms and adds a new facet to our understanding of the black diaspora., The most complete biography of Bullard follows his lifelong search for respect from his poor boyhood in Jim-Crow Georgia to his notoriety in Jazz-Age Paris as a French fight pilot. Drawing on vast archival material in the United States, Britain, and France, Lloyd unfolds the vibrant story of an African American who found freedom overseas., This is the complete biography of the first African American fighter pilot, Georgia native Eugene J. Bullard (1895-1961). An accomplished professional boxer, musician, club manager, and impresario of Parisian nightlife between the world wars, Bullard found in Europe a degree of respect and freedom unknown to blacks in America. There, for twenty-five years, he helped define the expatriate experience for countless other African American artists, writers, performers, and athletes. Craig Lloyd recounts Bullard's life from his boyhood in Jim Crow-era Georgia and his vagabond journey to Europe through his varied careers in France and his final years in New York. Eugene Bullard, Black Expatriate in Jazz-Age Paris offers a fascinating look at an extraordinary man who lived on his own terms.

LC Classification NumberTL540.B7492L96 2006