Juba!: A Novel

ISBN: 0062112732

Author: Myers, Walter Dean

Condition: New

In New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myerss final novel, he delivers a gripping story based on the life of a real dancer known as Master Juba, who lived in the nineteenth century.This engaging historical novel follows the meteoric rise of an immensely talented young black dancer, William Henry Lane, who influenced todays tap, jazz dance, and step. With meticulous and intensive research, Walter Dean Myers has brought to life Jubas story.The novel includes photographs, maps, and other images from Jubas time, as well as an afterword from Walter Dean Myerss wife, Constance Myers, about the writing process of Juba!