Synopses & Reviews
Ideal for student research assignments, this series covers the most interesting historical and contemporary figures from curriculum subject areas including science, history, literature, politics, and the arts. The series fills a gap in reference collections for full-length, well-written biographies for high school and undergraduates, providing both enjoyable reading and authoritative research tools. Each volume includes:
- An engagingly written style for high school and undergraduate students
- Coverage from birth to death/present day
- Photos of the subject at different life stages
- Timeline highlighting significant events and contributions
- Further suggested readings from both print and electronic sources.
Review
Author Laurie Leach provides a thorough disclosure of Langston Hughes' life from his tumultuous relationship with his father, various patrons, and romantic associations to his desire for recognition as an accomplished African-American literary artist....This book would be a welcome addition to a high school library with a collection of in-depth biographies on literary artists. Recommended.Library Media Connection
Review
Lucidly written and solidly researched, it achieves its expressed purposes and will be a useful tool for high school students and faculty for many years to come....[a] solid achievement. It will be of considerable use not only to high school students and teachers but also to general readers interested in deepening their knowledge of a major African American writer.African American Review
Synopsis
This biography traces Hughes' life and artistic development, from his early years of isolation, which fostered his fierce independence, to his prolific life as a poet, playwright, lyricist, and journalist. Hughes' inspiring story is told through 21 engaging chapters, each providing a fascinating vignette of the artistic, personal, and political associations that shaped his life. Recounted are the pivotal developments in his literary career, with all its struggles and rewards, as well as his travel adventures to Africa, Europe, and Asia, and his political commitments to fight fascism as well as racism.
Synopsis
Hughes' life and artistic development are traced from his early years of isolation to his prolific life as a poet, playwright, lyricist, and journalist.
Synopsis
An engaging account tracing the trials and triumphs of the most preeminent African American poet to emerge from the Harlem Renaissance.
About the Author
LAURIE F. LEACH is Associate Professor of English at Hawaii Pacific University.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Series Forward
Introduction
Timeline of Events
Lonely Boy
Class Poet
The Lure of Harlem
At Sea
European Adventure
"Trying to Catch a Jazz Rhythm"
Scaling the Racial Mountain
Godmother on Park Avenue
The Mule Bone of Contention
A Turn Toward Socialism
Film Project in Moscow
Soviet Journey
Uneasy in Carmel
Adrift
Under Fire
Fighting Hitler and Jim Crow
"Red Tinged Poet"
"Fooling Around with the Theater"
Facing Down McCarthy
Hughes and the Freedom Movement
Hughes Final Years
Notes
Works Cited
Selected Works by Hughes
Recommended Reading