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Book SynopsisIn the early twentieth century, Marcus Garvey sowed the seeds of a new black pride. Attacked by the black intelligentsia and ridiculed by the white press, this Jamaican immigrant astonished all with his black nationalist rhetoric. This book brings this controversial figure to life and recovers the significance of his life and work.
Trade ReviewThose who are interested in the revolutionary aspects of the twentieth century in America should not miss Cronon's book. It makes exciting reading." — The Nation
"A very readable, factual, and well-documented biography of Marcus Garvey." — George Schuyler, The Crisis, NAACP
"In a short, swiftly moving, penetrating biography, Mr. Cronon has made the first real attempt to narrate the Garvey story. From the Jamaican's traumatic race experiences on the West Indian island to dizzy success and inglorious failure on the mainland, the major outlines are here etched with sympathy, understanding and insight." — Leslie H. Fishel, Jr.,
Mississippi Valley Historical Review (now the
Journal of American History)
"Good reading for all serious history students." —
Jet"A vivid, detailed, and sound portrait of a man and his dreams." —
Political Science Quarterly
