{"product_id":"fearless-and-free-josephine-baker-9780593853696","title":"Fearless and Free: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003ePublished in the US for the first time, \u003ci\u003eFearless and Free\u003c\/i\u003e is the memoir of the fabulous, rule-breaking, one-of-a-kind Josephine Baker, the iconic dancer, singer, spy, and Civil Rights activist\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After stealing the spotlight as a teenaged Broadway performer during the height of the Harlem Renaissance, Josephine then took Paris by storm, dazzling audiences across the Roaring Twenties. In her famous banana skirt, she enraptured royalty and countless fans--Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Picasso among them. She strolled the streets of Paris with her pet cheetah wearing a diamond collar. With her signature flapper bob and enthralling dance moves, she was one of the most recognizable women in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When World War II broke out, Josephine became a decorated spy for the French R?sistance. Her celebrity worked as her cover, as she hid spies in her entourage and secret messages in her costumes as she traveled. She later joined the Civil Rights movement in the US, boycotting segregated concert venues, and speaking at the March on Washington alongside Martin Luther King Jr. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e First published in France in 1949, her memoir will now finally be published in English. At last we can hear Josephine in her own voice: charming, passionate, and brave. Her words are thrilling and intimate, like she's talking with her friends over after-show drinks in her dressing room. Through her own telling, we come to know a woman who danced to the top of the world and left her unforgettable mark on it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Josephine Baker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593853695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593853696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tiny Reparations Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Josephine Baker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45934329594111,"sku":"9780593853696","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_55c2ef71-bea7-4c83-beb7-7e3be04d3943.jpg?v=1721790910","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fearless-and-free-josephine-baker-9780593853696","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}