TY  - BOOK
AU  - Leach,Laurie F.
TI  - Langston Hughes: a biography 
T2  - Greenwood biographies,
SN  - 0313324972
AV  - PS3515.U274 Z676 2004
U1  - 818/.5209B 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Westport, Conn.
PB  - Greenwood Press
KW  - Hughes, Langston,
KW  - Hughes, Langston.
KW  - Poets, American
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Biography
KW  - African American poets
KW  - African Americans in literature
KW  - fast
KW  - ram
KW  - Biographies
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-163) and index; Lonely boy -- Class poet -- The lure of Harlem -- At sea -- European adventure -- "Trying to catch a jazz rhythm" -- A rising Negro artist -- Park Avenue godmother -- The Mule bone of contention -- A turn toward socialism -- Film project in Moscow -- Soviet journey -- Uneasy in Carmel -- Adrift -- Under fire -- Fighting Hitler and Jim Crow -- "Red-tinged poet" -- "Fooling around with the theatre" -- Facing down McCarthy -- Hughes and the freedom movement -- Hughes's final years
N2  - This biography traces Hughes' life and artistic development, from his early years of isolation, which fostered his fierce independence, to his prolific life as a poet, playwright, lyricist, and journalist. Hughes' inspiring story is told through 21 engaging chapters, each providing a fascinating vignette of the artistic, personal, and political associations that shaped his life. Recounted are the pivotal developments in his literary career, with all its struggles and rewards, as well as his travel adventures to Africa, Europe, and Asia, and his political commitments to fight fascism as well as racism
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy046/2003060131.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy046/2003060131.html
ER  -