Agent Josephine : American beauty, French hero, British spy
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Published
New York : PublicAffairs, 2022.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
xxvi, 466 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Status
Oceano Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography
792.8028 BAKER
1 available
792.8028 BAKER
1 available
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LC Subjects
African American women dancers -- France -- Biography.
Baker, Josephine, -- 1906-1975.
Biographies.
Women spies -- Great Britain -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans -- France -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- France -- Biography.
Baker, Josephine, -- 1906-1975.
Biographies.
Women spies -- Great Britain -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans -- France -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- France -- Biography.
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Published
New York : PublicAffairs, 2022.
Format
Book
Edition
First US edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-452) and index.
Description
"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"--,Provided by publisher.
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