1906-1975

"An account of the Siege of Leningrad reveals the role played by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony in rallying and commemorating their fellow citizens"--OCLC.

An account of the Siege of Leningrad reveals the role played by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony in rallying and commemorating their fellow citizens.

Chronicles the life and career of dancer and entertainer Josephine Baker, discussing her participation in the civil rights movement, her espionage work in World War II and the adoption of her twelve children.

Chronicles the friendship between Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and Josef Stalin, discussing how Stalin used their friendship to exploit Shostakovich's work and mental instabilities and how Shostakovich's compositions were impacted by Stalin's totalitarian rule.

A biography of African American dancer Josephine Baker written by her adopted son. Describes Baker as a performer, an activist, an adoptive mother, and a friend to world leaders. Discusses her loves, her bisexuality, her conflicted feelings about her heritage, and her legacy.

Biography of Josephine Baker that focuses on her time in Paris and her family of twelve racially diverse adopted children.

"Presents a revisionist assessment of the movement that shattered the boundaries of conventional femininity through the lives of six figures that exemplified it, including Lady Diana Cooper, Nancy Cunard, Tallulah Bankhead, Zelda Fitzgerald, Josephine Baker and Tamara de Lempicka."--OCLC.

Tells the stories of the lives of six great composers, including Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi, Shostakovich, and Dvorak, and features excerpts from their music.

Biography of African-American dancer and entertainer Josephine Baker, discussing her childhood, career, and personal life.

Tumpie, a young black girl who will later become famous as the dancer Josephine Baker, longs to find the opportunity to dance amid the poverty and vivacious street life of St. Louis in the early 1900s.