Black Bottom saints : a novel / Alice Randall.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062968623 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0062968629 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 361 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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Covington Branch | RANDA A (Text) | 33126020021014 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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A celebrated columnist, nightclub emcee, and fine arts philanthropist draws inspiration from the Catholic Saints Day books to reflect on his encounters with black artists in Detroit's legendary Black Bottom neighborhood, from the Great Depression throughthe post-World War II years. - Baker & Taylor
A celebrated columnist, nightclub emcee and fine arts philanthropist draws inspiration from the Catholic Saints Day books while reflecting on his encounters with legendary black artists from the Great Depression through the post-World War II years. 25,000 first printing. - HARPERCOLL
An enthralling literary tour-de-force that pays tribute to Detroit's legendary neighborhood, a mecca for jazz, sports, and politics, Black Bottom Saints is a powerful blend of fact and imagination reminiscent of E.L. Doctorow's classic novel Ragtime and Marlon James' Man Booker Award-winning masterpiece, A Brief History of Seven Killings.
From the Great Depression through the post-World War II years, Joseph âZiggyâ Johnson, has been the pulse of Detroitâs famous Black Bottom. A celebrated gossip columnist for the cityâs African-American newspaper, the Michigan Chronicle, he is also the emcee of one of the hottest night clubs, where heâs rubbed elbows with the legendary black artists of the era, including Ethel Waters, Billy Eckstein, and Count Basie. Ziggy is also the founder and dean of the Ziggy Johnson School of Theater. But now the doyen of Black Bottom is ready to hang up his many dapper hats.
As he lays dying in the black-owned-and-operated Kirkwood Hospital, Ziggy reflects on his life, the community that was the center of his world, and the remarkable people who helped shape it.
Inspired by the Catholic Saints Day Books, Ziggy curates his own list of Black Bottomâs venerable "52 Saints." Among them are a vulnerable Dinah Washington, a defiant Joe Louis, and a raucous Bricktop. Randall balances the stories of these larger-than-life "Saints" with local heroes who became household names, enthralling men and women whose unstoppable ambition, love of style, and faith in community made this black Midwestern neighborhood the rival of New York Cityâs Harlem.
Accompanying these âtributesâ are thoughtfully paired cocktailsâspecial drinks that capture the essence of each of Ziggyâs saintsâlibations as strong and satisfying as Alice Randallâs wholly original view of a place and time unlike any other.
- HARPERCOLL
An enthralling literary tour-de-force that pays tribute to Detroit's legendary neighborhood, a mecca for jazz, sports, and politics, Black Bottom Saints is a powerful blend of fact and imagination reminiscent of E.L. Doctorow's classic novel Ragtime and Marlon James' Man Booker Award-winning masterpiece, A Brief History of Seven Killings.
From the Great Depression through the post-World War II years, Joseph âZiggyâ Johnson, has been the pulse of Detroitâs famous Black Bottom. A celebrated gossip columnist for the cityâs African-American newspaper, the Michigan Chronicle, he is also the emcee of one of the hottest night clubs, where heâs rubbed elbows with the legendary black artists of the era, including Ethel Waters, Billy Eckstein, and Count Basie. Ziggy is also the founder and dean of the Ziggy Johnson School of Theater. But now the doyen of Black Bottom is ready to hang up his many dapper hats. Â
As he lays dying in the black-owned-and-operated Kirkwood Hospital, Ziggy reflects on his life, the community that was the center of his world, and the remarkable people who helped shape it.
Inspired by the Catholic Saints Day Books, Ziggy curates his own list of Black Bottomâs venerable "52 Saints." Among them are a vulnerable Dinah Washington, a defiant Joe Louis, and a raucous Bricktop. Randall balances the stories of these larger-than-life "Saints" with local heroes who became household names, enthralling men and women whose unstoppable ambition, love of style, and faith in community made this black Midwestern neighborhood the rival of New York Cityâs Harlem.
Accompanying these âtributesâ are thoughtfully paired cocktailsâspecial drinks that capture the essence of each of Ziggyâs saintsâlibations as strong and satisfying as Alice Randallâs wholly original view of a place and time unlike any other.