The Life and Works of Paul Laurence Dunbar [Paperback]

Lida Keck Wiggins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1992

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Winston-Derek Pub (February 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555234739
• ISBN-13: 978-1555234737
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,879,868 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great poems, black & white historical photoes, I love it!, January 9, 1999

By 

Oni Lasana "Oni" (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Life and Works of Paul Laurence Dunbar (Paperback)

I bring to life the human character in Dunbars poetry and prose as 'Lias' Mother and when I perform or present workshops on Dunbar to schools, libraries, churches, Civil War Roundtables and many other public and private organizations I recommend this book everytime!

5.0 out of 5 stars Paul Dunbar, Americas First Great Negro Poet, January 3, 2008

By 

Carl B. Wagner Jr. - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: The Life and works of Paul Laurence Dunbar (Heritage series) (Hardcover)

Paul Laurence Dunbar was born in Dayton Ohio in 1872. His parents had taught themselves to read and passed on their love of learning and reading to their only son.

This fascinating narrative is Dunbar's on account of his life as he struggled against racism to become "the poet laureate of the Negro race."


Dunbar was without question the dominate literary black of the period. He wrote poetry in the rhythm of the days black folks. He wrote both novels and poetry books, becoming friends with Frederick Douglass.

At 34 Dunbar died of tuberculosis.

This book is a beautiful book, a green cover with gold lettering. It has several wonderful photographs. It is the 7th volume of Candace Press's Heritage Series.