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20 produkter
Untold Glory
African Americans in Pursuit of Freedom, Opportunity, and Achievement
Av Alan Govenar
E-bok, 2008
158 kr
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Untold Glory offers a fresh perspective on one of the most fundamental elements of American history—the conquest of new frontiers. In twenty-seven fascinating first-person accounts, African Americans from different eras, backgrounds, and occupations explore and reflect on the meaning of frontier , …
Stoney Knows How
Life as a Sideshow Tattoo Artist, 3rd Edition
Av Alan Govenar
Inbunden, 2023
468 kr
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The colorful life and work of Stoney St. Clair, an American tattoo icon. In this updated edition of Stoney Knows How, the extraordinary life of Stoney St. Clair—circus performer turned tattoo artist—comes to life in photos, tattoo flash, and his own words, edited by writer and filmmaker Alan …
Gus Wagner
Globe Trotter and Hand Tattoo Artist
Av Alan Govenar
Inbunden, 2024
356 kr
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A visual history of the life of Augustus “Gus” Wagner and his work as a hand tattoo artist, exploring a relatively unknown area of American art history from the 1890s to the 1930s. In 1897, Gus Wagner embarked on a four-year career as a merchant seaman. While traveling the world, he discovered the …
Maud Stevens Wagner
The Mona Lisa of American Tattoo
Av Alan Govenar
Inbunden, 2025
403 kr
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The true story of Maud Wagner—contortionist, aerial artist, carnival performer and barker, wife, and mother—who defied Victorian-era conventions to blaze her own trail. Maud Stevens Wagner, the "Mona Lisa of American tattoo," was an ardent individualist who left home at a young age to pursue a …
Lotteva Wagner Davis
Hand Tattooist & Artist of the American West
Av Alan Govenar
Inbunden, 2025
410 kr
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The true story of a strong, successful, and independent woman tattooist and artist through her own words and art; the third book in a series about the Wagner tattooist family. Lotteva Wagner Davis was an American original—a tattooist and western artist in the early to mid-20th century. Following …
African American Frontiers
Slave Narratives and Oral Histories
Av Alan Govenar
Inbunden, 2000
1151 kr
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A collection of first hand narratives and oral histories portraying the African American experience from slavery through emancipation and into the 20th century.African American Frontiers concentrates on the period from 1703, the date of the first published narrative of an African slave's attainment …
Boccaccio in the Berkshires
Av Alan Govenar
Inbunden, 2022
288 kr
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Inspired by The Decameron and its dark and satirical novellas, Boccaccio in the Berkshires chronicles the foibles of seven women and three men, all in their twenties, who meet in an online chat room for asymptomatic pandemic survivors. They have all endured the deaths of loved ones and decide to …
Boccaccio in the Berkshires
Av Alan Govenar
E-bok, 2022
209 kr
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Inspired by The Decameron and its dark and satirical novellas, Boccaccio in the Berkshires chronicles the foibles of seven women and three men, all in their twenties, who meet in an online chat room for asymptomatic pandemic survivors. They have all endured the deaths of loved ones and decide to …
Deep Ellum and Central Track
The Other Side of Dallas/Where the Black and White Worlds of Dallas Converged
Av Alan Govenar, Jay F. Brakefield
Inbunden, 2023
281 kr
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A new edition of the biography of Dallas' own Deep Ellum. Just outside of downtown Dallas lies a section of the city called Deep Ellum, where graffiti and murals decorate the walls of trendy shops, loft apartments, restaurants, nightclubs, art galleries, and tattoo studios. The area has been home …
See That My Grave is Kept Clean
The World and Music of Blind Lemon Jefferson
Inbunden, 2023
289 kr
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A new biography of the beloved but mysterious Blind Lemon Jefferson, famous blues musician. Born in 1897, Jefferson was a blind street musician who played his guitar at the corner of Elm Street and Central Avenue in the Deep Ellum area of Dallas, Texas, until a Paramount Records scout discovered …
Deep Ellum and Central Track
Where Cultures Converged
Av Jay Brakefield, Alan Govenar
E-bok, 2023
196 kr
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A new edition of the biography of Dallas'' own Deep Ellum. Just outside of downtown Dallas lies a section of the city called Deep Ellum, where graffiti and murals decorate the walls of trendy shops, loft apartments, restaurants, nightclubs, art galleries, and tattoo studios. The area has been home …
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
The World and Music of Blind Lemon Jefferson
E-bok, 2023
190 kr
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A new biography of the beloved but mysterious Blind Lemon Jefferson, famous blues musician. Born in 1897, Jefferson was a blind street musician who played his guitar at the corner of Elm Street and Central Avenue in the Deep Ellum area of Dallas, Texas, until a Paramount Records scout discovered …
Come Round Right
Av Alan Govenar
Inbunden, 2025
291 kr
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New from Alan Govenar, Come Round Right is a deeply personal novel and a paean to a pivotal moment in American history—when the Vietnam War was raging, and the idealism of the 1960s was losing ground to frustration, anger, and violence.Spring, 1971. Eighteen-year-old Aaron Berg is hitchhiking for …
Come Round Right
Av Alan Govenar
E-bok, 2025
409 kr
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New from writer, photographer, and filmmaker Alan Govenar, Come Round Right is a deeply personal novel and a paean to a pivotal moment in American history—when the Vietnam War was raging, and the idealism of the 1960s was losing ground to frustration, anger, and violence. Spring, 1971. …
