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Books by Arna Wendell Bontemps
  | | Chariot in the Sky(1st Edition) A Story of the Jubilee Singers (The Iona and Peter Opie Library of Children's Literature) by Arna Wendell Bontemps, Andrew Ward, David Levering Lewis Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2002 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-515658-4, ISBN: 0-19-515658-7 "Written in 1951 by Arna Bontemps, major literary figure of the Harlem Renaissance and close friend of Langston Hughes, Chariot in the Sky tells the story of the Jubilee Singers through the life of a young slave boy, Caleb, who becomes one of their earliest members. Caleb is a teenage slave sent to Charleston, South Carolina, to apprentice a tailor. Through careful listening and observation, Caleb diligently teaches himself to read and w ..." |
 | | 100 Years of Negro Freedom by Arna Wendell Bontemps Hardcover, 296 Pages, Published 1980 by Praeger ISBN-13: 978-0-313-22218-4, ISBN: 0-313-22218-5 "Traces the history of African Americans from the end of slavery until the 1960s" |
 | | Great Slave Narratives(1st Edition) by Arna Wendell Bontemps Paperback, 331 Pages, Published 1969 by Beacon Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-5473-4, ISBN: 0-8070-5473-9 "... know her among ten thousand; that they were as certain the plaintiff was Salome Muller, the daughter of Daniel and Dorothea Muller, as of their own existence. Among the witnesses who appeared in Court was the midwife who had assisted ..." |
 | | The Old South(1st Edition) "A Summer Tragedy" and Other Stories of the Thirties by Arna Wendell Bontemps Hardcover, 238 Pages, Published 1973 by Dodd, Mead ISBN-13: 978-0-396-06788-7, ISBN: 0-396-06788-3 "Personal essays and short stories of the South. The short story considers the final afternoon in the lives of Jeff and Jennie Patton, a frail elderly couple, who have spent their lives as poor sharecroppers, barely able to make ends meet for themselves and their children. While neither is seriously ill, the severities of farming and aging have guided them toward a mutual pact. Today they will put on their finest clothes and then, drive ..." |
 | | Free at Last The Life of Frederick Douglass by Arna Wendell Bontemps Hardcover, 310 Pages, Published 1971 by Dodd Mead ISBN-13: 978-0-396-06308-7, ISBN: 0-396-06308-X "Vividly recreates the life of the Negro lecturer and writer who struggled to help his people achieve dignity and equality" |
 | | American Negro Poetry(Updated) by Arna Wendell Bontemps Paperback, Published 1974 by Farrar Straus & Giroux ISBN-13: 978-0-374-52143-1, ISBN: 0-374-52143-3 "With 200,000 copies in print, this anthology has for decades been seen as a fundamental collection of African-American verse. Bontemps (1902-73), an important figure during and after the Harlem Renaissance, author of more than 25 novels, and longtime librarian at Fisk University, last revised this classic anthology just before his death, adding such crucial new voices as Audre Lorde, Nikki Giovanni, and Bob Kaufman, among others.This ed ..." |
 | | Drums at Dusk A Novel (Library of Southern Civilization) by Arna Wendell Bontemps, Jessica D. Adams, Dr Michael P. Bibler Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 2009 by Lsu Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8071-3439-9, ISBN: 0-8071-3439-2 "A story of love, violence, and race set at the outbreak of the Haitian Revolution in 1791, African American writer Arna Bontemps's Drums at Dusk immerses readers in the opulent and brutal--yet also very fragile--society of France's richest colony, Saint Domingue. First published in 1939, this novel explores the complex web of tensions connecting wealthy plantation owners, poor whites, free people of color, and the slaves who stunned the ..." |
 | | God Sends Sunday(1st Edition) A Novel by Arna Wendell Bontemps Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2005 by Washington Square Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-6891-2, ISBN: 0-7432-6891-1 "Originally published in 1931, GOD SENDS SUNDAY was inspired by Arna Bontemps's great-uncle Buddy, whose down-home folk spirit animates this racy story of Little Augie, an irrepressible black jockey of the romantic 1890s. As a frail, undersized youngster, Little Augie leaves his grown sister's home and with luck and charm rises to fame and fortune on the Mississippi River racetrack circuit. But sudden wealth and hopeless rivalry for a be ..." |
 | | Anyplace But Here(2nd Edition) by Arna Wendell Bontemps, Jack Conroy Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 1997 by University Of Missouri ISBN-13: 978-0-8262-1116-3, ISBN: 0-8262-1116-X "Originally published in 1945 as They Seek a City, this classic was revised and expanded in 1966 to include chapters on Marcus Garvey, the Black Muslims, Malcolm X, and the racial disturbances in Detroit, Chicago, and Watts. Filled with stories about real men and women who sought a new life in the North, Anyplace But Here depicts the theme of hope, undercut by disappointment, and hope renewed as it details the African American's search f ..." |
 | | Black Thunder(Updated) Gabriel's Revolt: Virginia, 1800 by Arna Bontemps, Arna Wendell Bontemps Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 1992 by Beacon Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-6337-8, ISBN: 0-8070-6337-1 "Black Thunder 'Gabriel Prosser's 1800 slave revolt allowed Bontemps to warn of the rebellion that would come of poverty and racial oppression. This metaphor of revolution is at the same time a highly pertinent representation of black masculinity that will reward students of gender, slavery and the sensibilities of the 1930s.' -Nell Irvin Painter Full description" |
 | | Chariot in the Sky(Updated) A Story of the Jubilee Singers by Arna Wendell Bontemps Hardcover, 238 Pages, Published 1980 by Henry Holt & Co ISBN-13: 978-0-03-080216-4, ISBN: 0-03-080216-4 |
 | | American Negro Poetry by Arna Wendell Bontemps, Arna Bontemps Paperback, 231 Pages, Published 1974 by Hill & Wang ISBN-13: 978-0-8090-0108-8, ISBN: 0-8090-0108-X "With 200,000 copies in print, this anthology has for decades been seen as a fundamental collection of African-American verse. Bontemps (1902-73), an important figure during and after the Harlem Renaissance, author of more than 25 novels, and longtime librarian at Fisk University, last revised this classic anthology just before his death, adding such crucial new voices as Audre Lorde, Nikki Giovanni, and Bob Kaufman, among others.This ed ..." |
 | | American Negro poetry(Updated) (American century series) by Arna Wendell Bontemps, Arna Bontemps Paperback, 231 Pages, Published 1974 by Hill And Wang ISBN-13: 978-0-8090-2521-3, ISBN: 0-8090-2521-3 "Book by Bontemps, Arna Wendell" |
 | | Young Booker; Booker T. Washington's early days,(1st Edition) by Arna Wendell Bontemps Hardcover, 196 Pages, Published 1972 by Dodd, Mead ISBN-13: 978-0-396-06514-2, ISBN: 0-396-06514-7 "Traces the events of his youth and early career that were the driving force behind Booker T. Washington's determination to help educate his people." |
 | | Father of the Blues(Reprint) An Autobiography (Da Capo Paperback) by William Christopher Handy, Arna Wendell Bontemps, Abbe Niles, Arna Bontemps Paperback, 317 Pages, Published 1969 by Da Capo Press ISBN-13: 978-0-306-80421-2, ISBN: 0-306-80421-2 "W. C. Handy's blues—“Memphis Blues," "Beale Street Blues," "St. Louis Blues"—changed America's music forever. In Father of the Blues, Handy presents his own story: a vivid picture of American life now vanished. W. C. Handy (1873–1958) was a sensitive child who loved nature and music; but not until he had won a reputation did his father, a preacher of stern Calvinist faith, forgive him for following the "devilish" calling of black music ..." |
 | | Famous Negro Athletes by Arna Wendell Bontemps Hardcover, 155 Pages, Published 1964 by Dodd Mead ISBN-13: 978-0-396-05067-4, ISBN: 0-396-05067-0 "Portraits of nine Black athletes who have excelled in American sport" |
 | | Chariot in the sky; a story of the Jubilee Singers(1st Edition) by Arna Wendell Bontemps Hardcover, 238 Pages, Published 1951 by Holt, Rinehart And Winston ISBN-13: 978-0-03-080217-1, ISBN: 0-03-080217-2 "Written in 1951 by Arna Bontemps, major literary figure of the Harlem Renaissance and close friend of Langston Hughes, Chariot in the Sky tells the story of the Jubilee Singers through the life of a young slave boy, Caleb, who becomes one of their earliest members. Caleb is a teenage slave sent to Charleston, South Carolina, to apprentice a tailor. Through careful listening and observation, Caleb diligently teaches himself to read and w ..." |
 | | We Have Tomorrow by Arna Wendell Bontemps Hardcover, Published 1945 by Houghton Mifflin (Juv) ISBN-13: 978-0-395-06646-1, ISBN: 0-395-06646-8 |
 | | American Century American Negro Poetry by Arna Wendell Bontemps Turtleback, Published 1996 by Demco Media ISBN-13: 978-0-606-04387-8, ISBN: 0-606-04387-X |
 | | The Book of Negro Folklore(Reprint) (Dodd, Mead Quality Paperback) by Langston Hughes, Arna Bontemps, Arna Wendell Bontemps Paperback, 624 Pages, Published 1983 by Dodd Mead ISBN-13: 978-0-396-08197-5, ISBN: 0-396-08197-5 "An anthology of music, prose, and poetry representing the cultural heritage of the American Negro" |
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