Biographical dictionary of African Americans

Main Author:	Kranz, Rachel.
Other Authors:	Koslow, Philip.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Facts on File, c1999.
Subjects:	Afro-Americans > Biography > Dictionaries, Juvenile.

Item Description:	Rev. ed. of: The biographical dictionary of Black Americans / Rachel C. Kranz. c1992.
Physical Description:	x, 310 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-288) and index.
ISBN:	0816039038 (acid-free paper) 0816039046 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Author Notes:	Rachel Kranz received a B.A. in history from Carleton College and an M.A. in literature from Columbia University. She was a prolific ghostwriter and co-author. Her novel, Leaps of Faith, was published in 2000. She was a playwright, who founded her own theater company Theater of Necessity. She was also a journalist and tournament poker player. She wrote a blog entitled Adventures in Poker and wrote articles for Poker Pro Magazine. She died from cancer on August 28, 2017 at the age of 62. (Bowker Author Biography)