Agent Josephine

Agent Josephine
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Publisher : PublicAffairs
Total Pages : 525
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781541700680
ISBN-13 : 1541700686
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Agent Josephine by : Damien Lewis

The New Yorker, Best Books of 2022 Vanity Fair, Best Books of 2022 Booklist, Best Books of 2022 Singer. Actress. Beauty. Spy. During WWII, Josephine Baker, the world's richest and most glamorous entertainer, was an Allied spy in Occupied France. Prior to World War II, Josephine Baker was a music-hall diva renowned for her singing and dancing, her beauty and sexuality; she was the highest-paid female performer in Europe. When the Nazis seized her adopted city, Paris, she was banned from the stage, along with all “negroes and Jews.” Yet instead of returning to America, she vowed to stay and to fight the Nazi evil. Overnight, she went from performer to Resistance spy. In Agent Josephine, bestselling author Damien Lewis uncovers this little-known history of the famous singer’s life. During the war years, as a member of the French Nurse paratroopers—a cover for her spying work—Baker participated in numerous clandestine activities and emerged as a formidable spy. In turn, she was a hero of the three countries in whose name she served—the US, France, and Britain. Drawing on a plethora of new historical material and rigorous research, including previously undisclosed letters and journals, Lewis upends the conventional story of Josephine Baker, explaining why she fully deserves her unique place in the French Panthéon.

Secret Agent Josephine in Paris

Secret Agent Josephine in Paris
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Publisher : Xist Publishing
Total Pages : 33
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781623955267
ISBN-13 : 1623955262
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis Secret Agent Josephine in Paris by : Brenda Ponnay

There's a new super spy in town! Secret Agent Josephine may not look like a super mom, but when she goes to work, bad guys better watch out for her crafty tricks. In this Secret Agent Josephine adventure, our heroine travels to Paris to scope out some new craft supplies and stop an infamous art thief. Donning disguises and stocking up on the tools of her trade, Secret Agent Josephine tracks the thief through the streets of Paris. But when she's spotted, will her crafting skills be able to get her out of a jam?

Josephine

Josephine
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 594
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780815411727
ISBN-13 : 0815411723
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis Josephine by : Jean-Claude Baker

This revelatory biography of Folies Bergere dancer Josephine Baker (1906-1975) is a study of struggle, truimph and tragedy.

Josephine Baker in Art and Life

Josephine Baker in Art and Life
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 396
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780252074127
ISBN-13 : 0252074122
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

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

Beyond biography: a legendary performer's legacy of symbolism

The Many Faces of Josephine Baker

The Many Faces of Josephine Baker
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Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Total Pages : 212
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781613730379
ISBN-13 : 1613730373
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis The Many Faces of Josephine Baker by : Peggy Caravantes

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.

Hey, Kitty Kitty!

Hey, Kitty Kitty!
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Publisher : Xist Publishing
Total Pages : 30
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781623954079
ISBN-13 : 162395407X
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Hey, Kitty Kitty! by : Brenda Ponnay

Up, down, around and through, this little kitty will do anything to make a friend. Featuring the stylistic art of Brenda Ponnay and simple sentences perfect for beginning readers and toddlers, this book is sure to charm its way into becoming a bedtime favorite. Featuring directional words perfect for beginning readers learning their sight words, Hey, Kitty Kitty! is a fun lesson for beginning readers or toddlers.

Churchill's Secret Agent

Churchill's Secret Agent
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Publisher : Ashburton, Devon : Blaketon-Hall
Total Pages : 214
Release :
ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105081468568
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Churchill's Secret Agent by : Josephine Butler

Josephine

Josephine
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Publisher : Marlowe & Company
Total Pages : 302
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1569249784
ISBN-13 : 9781569249789
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Josephine by : Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker's autobiographical account, with recollections by her husband and others, relates her path to fame and glamour as an entertainer in the United States and Europe and her efforts on behalf of the Free French and the brotherhood of man

Dirk Daring, Secret Agent

Dirk Daring, Secret Agent
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Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages : 227
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781459806856
ISBN-13 : 1459806859
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Dirk Daring, Secret Agent by : Helaine Becker

When Darren Dirkowitz's evil stepbrother (code name Waldo) gets hold of Darren's tippity-top-secret spy journal, he threatens to expose it to the entire Preston Middle School student body. Unless, that is, Darren starts doing his dirty work for him. Now Darren's got to use the oh-so-cloak-and-daggery skills he's honed in his secret alternate life as Dirk Daring, Secret Agent to spy on kids at school. Naturally, he also sets up a separate, sneaky surveillance program to unearth Waldo's own secrets. As more and more ugly truths are exposed, new alliances are forged and old friendships broken. Can Darren learn to be true to himself and build real friendships for the first time in his life? Or will he retreat back into his exciting but imaginary shadow world?

Summary of Damien Lewis's Agent Josephine

Summary of Damien Lewis's Agent Josephine
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Publisher : Milkyway Media
Total Pages : 22
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ISBN-10 :
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Synopsis Summary of Damien Lewis's Agent Josephine by : Milkyway Media

Get the Summary of Damien Lewis's Agent Josephine in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Agent Josephine" by Damien Lewis tells the remarkable story of Josephine Baker, an American-born French entertainer who became a spy for the French Resistance during World War II. The book chronicles her journey from her rise to stardom in Paris to her courageous espionage activities against Nazi Germany. Despite facing prejudice in America, Baker found acceptance and fame in France, which she reciprocated by serving as an 'Honorary Correspondent' for French intelligence...