I Am Josephine (and I Am a Living Thing)

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Publisher : Franklin Watts
ISBN 13 : 9781445158570
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (585 download)

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Book Synopsis I Am Josephine (and I Am a Living Thing) by : Jan Thornhill

Download or read book I Am Josephine (and I Am a Living Thing) written by Jan Thornhill and published by Franklin Watts. This book was released on 2017 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Josephine: she's a little girl, a big sister and a human being. She's also a mammal, an animal and a living thing-all identities she explores in this simple but informative picture book that provides a fabulous introduction to classification. Inspired by science and nature writer Jan Thornhill's many school visits, this book is intended to help children recognise themselves as part of the natural world, with an emphasis on how all living things share similarities. Beautiful illustrations in vibrant colors combined with minimal text make this an easy introduction to the classification of living things. Endmatter goes into further detail about the unique characteristics of humans, mammals, animals and living things.

Becoming Josephine

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101634995
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis Becoming Josephine by : Heather Webb

Download or read book Becoming Josephine written by Heather Webb and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-12-31 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping historical debut about the Creole socialite who transformed herself into an empress Readers are fascinated with the wives of famous men. In Becoming Josephine, debut novelist Heather Webb follows Rose Tascher as she sails from her Martinique plantation to Paris, eager to enjoy an elegant life at the royal court. Once there, however, Rose’s aristocratic soldier-husband dashes her dreams by abandoning her amid the tumult of the French Revolution. After narrowly escaping death, Rose reinvents herself as Josephine, a beautiful socialite wooed by an awkward suitor—Napoleon Bonaparte. “A debut as bewitching as its protagonist.” —Erika Robuck, author of Hemingway’s Girl and Call Me Zelda “Vivid and passionate.” —Susan Spann, author of The Shinobi Mysteries From the Trade Paperback edition.

Letters of Napoleon

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Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1444659758
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (446 download)

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Book Synopsis Letters of Napoleon by : J. M. Thompson

Download or read book Letters of Napoleon written by J. M. Thompson and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-03-06 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage book comprises a fascinating collection of Bonaparte's letters; selected, translated, and edited by J. M. Thompson. This anthology forms one of the most truthful and interesting collections of historical documents pertaining to the famous French military and political leader - Napoleon Bonaparte. It offers the reader an interesting and unparalleled insight into his mind and personal life in 292 letters. The letters contained herein include: 'The Brothers', 'His Father's Death', 'The Corsican's Patriot', 'History of Corsica', 'Brothers Louis', 'The Young Jacobin', 'Paris in Revolution', 'Heroics', 'Brother's Joseph', 'Paris Life', 'Fatalism', 'Whiff of Grape-Shot', 'First Night', 'Separation', etcetera. Many antiquarian books such as this are becoming increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this text now in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Josephine Baker and the Rainbow Tribe

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Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674369971
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (743 download)

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Book Synopsis Josephine Baker and the Rainbow Tribe by : Matthew Pratt Guterl

Download or read book Josephine Baker and the Rainbow Tribe written by Matthew Pratt Guterl and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creating a sensation with her risqué nightclub act and strolls down the Champs Elysées, pet cheetah in tow, Josephine Baker lives on in popular memory as the banana-skirted siren of Jazz Age Paris. In Josephine Baker and the Rainbow Tribe, Matthew Pratt Guterl brings out a little known side of the celebrated personality, showing how her ambitions of later years were even more daring and subversive than the youthful exploits that made her the first African American superstar. Her performing days numbered, Baker settled down in a sixteenth-century chateau she named Les Milandes, in the south of France. Then, in 1953, she did something completely unexpected and, in the context of racially sensitive times, outrageous. Adopting twelve children from around the globe, she transformed her estate into a theme park, complete with rides, hotels, a collective farm, and singing and dancing. The main attraction was her Rainbow Tribe, the family of the future, which showcased children of all skin colors, nations, and religions living together in harmony. Les Milandes attracted an adoring public eager to spend money on a utopian vision, and to worship at the feet of Josephine, mother of the world. Alerting readers to some of the contradictions at the heart of the Rainbow Tribe project—its undertow of child exploitation and megalomania in particular—Guterl concludes that Baker was a serious and determined activist who believed she could make a positive difference by creating a family out of the troublesome material of race.

The Letters of Napoleon to Josephine

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Publisher : Ravenhall Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The Letters of Napoleon to Josephine by : Napoleon I (Emperor of the French)

Download or read book The Letters of Napoleon to Josephine written by Napoleon I (Emperor of the French) and published by Ravenhall Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This collection of letters reveals much about the times through which Napoleon and Josephine prospered and about the forces which played upon a couple who rose at astonishing speed to the very height of power and success. This edition includes detailed commentaries on the letters, a chronology and biographies of key personalities."--Jacket.

Josephine Baker in Art and Life

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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252074122
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Book Synopsis Josephine Baker in Art and Life by : Bennetta Jules-Rosette

Download or read book Josephine Baker in Art and Life written by Bennetta Jules-Rosette and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond biography: a legendary performer's legacy of symbolism

Josephine

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Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452129711
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)

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Book Synopsis Josephine by : Patricia Hruby Powell

Download or read book Josephine written by Patricia Hruby Powell and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coretta Scott King Book Award, Illustrator, Honor Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, Honor Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, Nonfiction Honor In exuberant verse and stirring pictures, Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson create an extraordinary portrait for young people of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker, the woman who worked her way from the slums of St. Louis to the grandest stages in the world. Meticulously researched by both author and artist, Josephine's powerful story of struggle and triumph is an inspiration and a spectacle, just like the legend herself.

The Many Faces of Josephine Baker

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Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1613730373
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (137 download)

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Book Synopsis The Many Faces of Josephine Baker by : Peggy Caravantes

Download or read book The Many Faces of Josephine Baker written by Peggy Caravantes and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2015-02-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete biographical look at the complex life of a world-famous entertainer With determination and audacity, Josephine Baker turned her comic and musical abilities into becoming a worldwide icon of the Jazz Age. The Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy provides the first in-depth portrait of this remarkable woman for young adults. Author Peggy Caravantes follows Baker's life from her childhood in the depths of poverty to her comedic rise in vaudeville and fame in Europe. This lively biography covers her outspoken participation in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, espionage work for the French Resistance during World War II, and adoption of 12 children—her “rainbow tribe.” Also included are informative sidebars on relevant topics such as the 1917 East St. Louis riot, Pullman railway porters, the Charleston, and more. The lush photographs, appendix updating readers on the lives of the rainbow tribe, source notes, and bibliography make this is a must-have resource for any student, Baker fan, or history buff.

Josephine Baker

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Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438100868
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)

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Book Synopsis Josephine Baker by : Alan Schroeder

Download or read book Josephine Baker written by Alan Schroeder and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Critically acclaimed biographies of history's most notable African-Americans * Straightforward and objective writing * Lavishly illustrated with photographs and memorabilia * Essential for multicultural studies

Josephine

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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0815411723
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (154 download)

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Book Synopsis Josephine by : Jean-Claude Baker

Download or read book Josephine written by Jean-Claude Baker and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revelatory biography of Folies Bergere dancer Josephine Baker (1906-1975) is a study of struggle, truimph and tragedy.

Josephine Against the Sea

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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1338642111
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (386 download)

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Book Synopsis Josephine Against the Sea by : Shakirah Bourne

Download or read book Josephine Against the Sea written by Shakirah Bourne and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Josephine, the most loveable mischief-maker in Barbados, in a magical, heartfelt adventure inspired by Caribbean mythology. * “A heart-wrenching adventure with big laughs and well-earned surprises.” –Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review Eleven-year-old Josephine knows that no one is good enough for her daddy. That's why she makes a habit of scaring his new girlfriends away. She's desperate to make it onto her school's cricket team because she'll get to play her favorite sport AND use the cricket matches to distract Daddy from dating. But when Coach Broomes announces that girls can't try out for the team, the frustrated Josephine cuts into a powerful silk cotton tree and accidentally summons a bigger problem into her life . . . The next day, Daddy brings home a new catch, a beautiful woman named Mariss. And unlike the other girlfriends, this one doesn't scare easily. Josephine knows there's something fishy about Mariss but she never expected her to be a vengeful sea creature eager to take her place as her father's first love! Can Josephine convince her friends to help her and use her cricket skills to save Daddy from Mariss's clutches before it's too late?

Josephine's Garden

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Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1760872954
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (68 download)

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Book Synopsis Josephine's Garden by : Stephanie Parkyn

Download or read book Josephine's Garden written by Stephanie Parkyn and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Stephanie Parkyn is one very talented storyteller.' -Mrs B's Book Reviews '...impressed by Parkyn's imaginative ambition. She takes Napoleon's wife, the Empress Josephine, and intertwines her struggles to provide the Emperor with an heir, with those of two other women... The novel is rich in detail, particularly of horticulture and has a strong storyline. A perfect escape without ever leaving our shores.' Waikato Times France, 1794. In the aftermath of the bloody end to the French Revolution, Rose de Beauharnais stumbles from prison on the day she is to be guillotined. Within a decade, she'll transform into the scandalous socialite who marries Napoleon Bonaparte, become Empress Josephine of France and build a garden of wonders with plants and animals she gathers from across the globe. But she must give Bonaparte an heir or she risks losing everything. Two other women from very different spheres are tied to the fate of the Empress Josephine - Marthe Desfriches and Anne Serreaux. Their lives are put at risk as they each face confronting obstacles in their relationships and in their desire to become mothers. From the author of Into the World comes a richly imagined historical novel about obsession, courage, love and marriage. 'Enthralling novel, rich in historical detail ... Highly recommended.' -Good Reading on Into the World

Napoleon & Josephine

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Publisher : Thistle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781910198056
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Book Synopsis Napoleon & Josephine by : Theo Aronson

Download or read book Napoleon & Josephine written by Theo Aronson and published by Thistle Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-19 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'To live through Josephine - that is the story of my life.' So wrote the young General Bonaparte a few weeks after his marriage to the soignee and seductive widow, Josephine de Beauharnais. And although Napoleon's marriage was certainly not the whole story of his extraordinary life, it was one of the most fascinating aspects of it. Theirs was an attraction of opposites. The couple suited each other very well, with Josephine's charm and languor serving as an excellent foil for Napoleon's brusqueness and energy. Throughout his spectacular rise to power and years of triumph, Josephine proved a graceful and accomplished consort. Yet their relationship was anything but tranquil. Besotted by Josephine during the early years of their marriage, Napoleon - in the face of her indifference and infidelity - gradually became less obsessed by her, while she, in turn, became progressively more enamoured of him. As a result, their relationship developed into one of the most intriguing, tempestuous and touching in history. Napoleon, although disillusioned, never really ceased to love Josephine and it was only her inability to bear him a child, and so present his Empire with an heir, that led him to divorce her. 'If he was ever really stirred by any emotion, ' claimed one of the Empress Josephine's confidantes, 'it was by her and for her.' Their story remains, quite simply, one of the greatest love stories in the world. Theo Aronson, well known for his incisive and readable royal biographies, has found the ideal subject in the story of Napoleon and Josephine. By incorporating all the recent findings on the couple - such as the new view of Napoleon's parents, Josephine's love letters to Hippolyte Charles, Napoleon's complex sexual orientation - and by making full use of his own talent for narrative and characterisation, the author has been able to present this famous romance in a fresh and absorbing fashion.

Josephine and I

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Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1472528468
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)

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Book Synopsis Josephine and I by : Cush Jumbo

Download or read book Josephine and I written by Cush Jumbo and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-08-30 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Josephine Baker: captivating performer, political activist and international icon, who lived from 1906 to 1975. From the ragtime rhythms of St Louis and the intoxicating sounds of 1920s Paris, to present-day London, Josephine and I intertwines the story of a modern-day girl with that of one of the greatest, yet largely forgotten, stars of the twentieth century. Cush Jumbo stars in the premiere of her debut play, which centres on the legendary American entertainer and her impact on a contemporary young woman. Live music combines with dance to bring to life the contemporary legacy of a woman Ernest Hemingway described as "the most sensational woman anyone ever saw, and ever will."

Walks Through Napoleon and Josephine's Paris

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Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 9781892145253
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (452 download)

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Book Synopsis Walks Through Napoleon and Josephine's Paris by : Diana Reid Haig

Download or read book Walks Through Napoleon and Josephine's Paris written by Diana Reid Haig and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pocket-sized guide features five walks through Paris and evokes a panoramic sweep of French history as it describes the public grandeur as well as the daily intimacy of Napoleon and Josephine's lives.

Josephine

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Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1409036987
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Book Synopsis Josephine by : Kate Williams

Download or read book Josephine written by Kate Williams and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the incredible rise and unbelievable fall of a woman whose energy and ambition is often overshadowed by Napoleon’s military might. In this triumphant biography, Kate Williams tells Josephine’s searing story, of sexual obsession, politics and surviving as a woman in a man’s world. Abandoned in Paris by her aristocratic husband, Josephine's future did not look promising. But while her friends and contemporaries were sent to the guillotine during the Terror that followed the Revolution, she survived prison and emerged as the doyenne of a wildly debauched party scene, surprising everybody when she encouraged the advances of a short, marginalised Corsican soldier, six years her junior. Josephine, the fabulous hostess and skilled diplomat, was the perfect consort to the ambitious but obnoxious Napoleon. With her by his side, he became the greatest man in Europe, the Supreme Emperor; and she amassed a jewellery box with more diamonds than Marie Antoinette’s. But as his fame grew, Napoleon became increasingly obsessed with his need for an heir and irritated with Josephine’s extravagant spending. The woman who had enchanted France became desperate and jealous. Until, a divorcee aged forty-seven, she was forced to watch from the sidelines as Napoleon and his young bride produced a child.

The New Parisienne

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Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1683358783
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (833 download)

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Book Synopsis The New Parisienne by : Lindsey Tramuta

Download or read book The New Parisienne written by Lindsey Tramuta and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Tramuta sweeps away the tired clichés of the Parisian woman with her vivid profiles of the dynamic and creative ‘femmes’ now powering the French capital.” —Eleanor Beardsley, NPR Paris correspondent The New Parisienne focuses on one of the city’s most prominent features, its women. Lifting the veil on the mythologized Parisian woman—white, lithe, ever fashionable—Lindsey Tramuta demystifies this oversimplified archetype and recasts the women of Paris as they truly are, in all their complexity. Featuring 50 activists, creators, educators, visionaries, and disruptors—like Leïla Slimani, Lauren Bastide, and Mayor Anne Hidalgo—the book reveals Paris as a blossoming cultural center of feminine power. Both the featured women and Tramuta herself offer up favorite destinations and women-owned businesses, including beloved shops, artistic venues, bistros, and more. The New Parisienne showcases “Parisianness” in all its multiplicity, highlighting those who are bucking tradition, making names for themselves, and transforming the city. “With stunning photographs and inspiring profiles, Lindsey Tramuta tramples the myths and takes us into the lives of real Parisiennes. Bravo!”—Pamela Druckerman, New York Times–bestselling author of Bringing Up Bébé “Like the subjects of her book, Lindsey Tramuta is a force. The New Parisienne is the go-to chronicle of the joyful, progressive, pioneering women of a city that Tramuta understands with deep intelligence.” —Lauren Collins, New York Times–bestselling author of When in French “Tramuta’s new book posits that Parisian women have been ahead of these radically changing times. But rather than being trendsetters in the stylish sense, they qualify as visionaries and agents of change across spheres of diversity, tech, culture, politics, and more.” —Vogue