Washing the Elephant : An Authorized Biography of Bettie Esther Parham

by Osborne, Joseph; Parham, Bettie E

First Edition, Review Copy

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Book description: Pittsburgh, PA: Dorrance Publishing Company, 1994 immaculate and tight with review slip laid in; dust jacket has edge wear, two corners have closed tears, plus slight shelf wear, otherwise good. The author, a 1981 graduate of Brandeis University calls this book, "... an excellent historical reference documenting the Post-Harlem Renaissance era, suitable for use by junior high, high school and college students." The press release accompanying this text cites Betty Parham's entrepreneurial career, opening a concessions booth in what was then Jewish Harlem and developing it into a thriving coast-to-coast mail order business. Using Bettie's memoirs, Osborne offers an inspirational story. The book contains rare black and white photographys of major black historical figures, including, Josephine Baker, W.C. Handy, Dorothy Height, Diahann Carroll, Ella Fitzgerald, and many more. 172 pages.. First Edition, Review Copy. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good (in mylar). Illus. by B & W Photographs, Maps and Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.

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