The autobiography of an ex-coloured man
(Book)
Uniform Title
Contributors
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964, writer of introduction.
Gates, Henry Louis, Jr, writer of introduction.
Gates, Henry Louis, Jr, writer of introduction.
Published
New York : Vintage Books, 1989.
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Published
New York : Vintage Books, 1989.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xl, 211 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"Originally published, in hardcover, by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, in 1927"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxv-xxix).
Description
"Narrated by a man whose light skin enables him to 'pass' for white, the novel describes a journey through the strata of black society at the turn of the century--from a cigar factory in Jacksonville to an elite gambling club in New York, from genteel aristocrats to the musicians who hammered out the rhythms of ragtime"--Page 4 of cover.
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Also issued online.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Johnson, J. W., Van Vechten, C., & Gates, H. L., Jr. (1989). The autobiography of an ex-coloured man (First Vintage Books edition.). Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938, Carl Van Vechten and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 1989. The Autobiography of an Ex-coloured Man. Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938, Carl Van Vechten and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The Autobiography of an Ex-coloured Man Vintage Books, 1989.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Johnson, James Weldon, Carl Van Vechten, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The Autobiography of an Ex-coloured Man First Vintage Books edition., Vintage Books, 1989.
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