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Classic collection of black history and trivia
First published in 1934 and revised in 1962, this book gathers journalist and historian Joel Augustus Rogers’ columns from the syndicated newspaper feature titled Your History. Patterned after the look of Ripley’s popular Believe It or Not the multiple vignettes in each episode recount short items from Rogers’s research. The feature began in the Pittsburgh Courier in November 1934 and ran through the 1960s.
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press; illustrated edition (June 15, 1980)
Language : English
Paperback : 72 pages
ISBN-10 : 0960229477
ISBN-13 : 978-0960229475
Item Weight : 3.99 ounces
Dimensions : 6 x 0.25 x 9 inches
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