Description: Let America Be America Again, Hardcover by Hughes, Langston; Frasconi, Antonio, ISBN 0807615501, ISBN-13 9780807615508, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A newly-illustrated edition of the classic poem, used extensively by John Kerry is his Presidential campaign. World-renowned poet and master of prose Langston Hughes enlightened Americans nationwide when his poem "Let America Be America Again" appeared in 1936. Today, more than half a century later, this poem's insights into American society and its dream of social justice continue to resonate powerfully among readers. In celebration of the poem's inspiring message, artist Antonio Frasconi illustrated Hughes' poem with thirty-two woodcuts in an extraordinary limited-edition artist's book, adding a rich visual dimension to the poet's verses. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., noted scholar and W. E. B. Du Bois Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University, contributed a foreword. A popular edition of this work, Let America Be America Again brings their important collaboration to a wider audience, faithfully reproducing the intricacy and subtlety of Frasconi's prints. Each coupling of image and stanza conveys Hughes'and Frasconi'sdream of justice for all with compelling force. A call to fulfill this country's potential for greatness, Let America Be America Again will touch every American who reads its pages.
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Book Title: Let America Be America Again
Number of Pages: 48 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Braziller Incorporated, George
Item Height: 0.5 in
Publication Year: 2005
Topic: Sociology / General, Subjects & Themes / Places, General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, Poetry, Social Science
Item Weight: 17.8 Oz
Item Length: 11.8 in
Author: Langston Hughes
Item Width: 8.4 in
Format: Hardcover