From Library Journal
In a narrative that reads like a polished transcript, Baker (English, Univ. Coll. of the Univ. of Maine) narrates the life of Myra Page (Dorothy Page Gary, 1897-1993), the journalist, novelist, and Communist Party member. Baker admiringly presents Page's advocacy of racial equality, trade unionism, women's rights, and socialism and her rejection of the values of her middle-class white, Southern culture. Based on various sources, including interviews by Baker and others with Page, this "first-person biography" richly details Page's experiences and reflections on the personalities of the American Old Left. But it lacks a thorough historical analysis of Page's life within a political and social context and in relation to various social groups, e.g., middle-class white Southern women. Recommended for libraries with in-depth collections on the American Old Left.?Charles L. Lumpkins, Bloomsburg Univ. Lib., Pa.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
