"They were best friends. They were collaborators, literary gadflies, and champions of the common people. They were
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English Pages xii, 302 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm Year 2019
Table of contents :
Introduction: Lovingly yours --
Spring 1925 : opportunity --
1891/1924 : I laugh, and grow strong --
Summer 1926 : the Niggerati --
Spring 1927 : enter Godmother --
Summer 1927 : the company of good things --
Fall 1927 : a deep well of the spirit --
Winter 1928/winter 1930 : this is going to be big --
Spring 1930 : the bone of contention --
Winter 1931 : a miasma of untruth --
1932/1960 : the aftermath --
Conclusion: The legacy.