God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse Paperback - 2008
by James Weldon Johnson; Introduction by Maya Angelou; Henry Louis Gates (Editor)
James Weldon Johnson was a leading figureof the Harlem Renaissance, and one of the most revered AfricanAmericans of all time, whose life demonstrated the full spectrum ofstruggle and success. In God's Trombones, one of his most celebratedworks, inspirational sermons of African American preachers arereimagined as poetry, reverberating with the musicality and splendideloquence of the spirituals. This classic collection includes 'ListenLord A Prayer,' 'The Creation,' 'The Prodigal Son,' 'Go DownDeath A Funeral Sermon,' 'Noah Built the Ark,' 'The Crucifixion,''Let My People Go,' and 'The Judgment Day.'
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First Edition Identification
The first edition of God's Trombones was published by Viking Press, New York, in 1927. The original cover art and drawings were by Aaron Douglas, and the letting by C.B. Falls.
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- Title God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse
- Author James Weldon Johnson; Introduction by Maya Angelou; Henry Louis Gates (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Revised
- Pages 96
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group
- Date 2008-06-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143105411 / 0143105418
- Weight 0.18 lbs (0.08 kg)
- Dimensions 7.76 x 5.14 x 0.26 in (19.71 x 13.06 x 0.66 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Theometrics: Mainline
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008008886
- Dewey Decimal Code 811.52
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