Black Russian

Zusatztext A tale so colourful it reads more like a novel than biography. Endlessly fascinating Informationen zum Autor Vladimir Alexandrov is B.E. Bensinger Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Yale. He is the author of books on Nabokov and Tolstoy, and has published numerous articles on Russian writers and topics. Klappentext The extraordinary story of Frederick Thomas! a black man born to former slaves in Mississippi who became a rich and successful nightclub owner in two European capitals. Vorwort The story of Frederick Thomas, a black man born to former slaves in Mississippi who became a rich and successful nightclub owner in two European capitals. Zusammenfassung The extraordinary story of Frederick Thomas, a black man born to former slaves in Mississippi who became a rich and successful nightclub owner in two European capitals.

Product details

• Authors: Vladimir Alexandrov, Alexandrov Vladimir
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2013
• EAN: 9781781855195
• ISBN: 978-1-78185-519-5
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Great Lives
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Russia, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Biography: arts & entertainment, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Non Fiction