The man from Essence : creating a magazine for Black women / Edward Lewis ; with Audrey Edwards ; foreword by Camille O. Cosby.
Lewis, Edward, 1940- author.; Edwards, Audrey, 1947- editor.; Cosby, Camille O. (Camille Olivia), 1944- writer of supplementary textual content.
2014
Z473.L545 A3 2014 (Mapit)
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Title The man from Essence : creating a magazine for Black women / Edward Lewis ; with Audrey Edwards ; foreword by Camille O. Cosby.
Author Lewis, Edward, 1940- author.
Edition First Atria Books hardcover edition.
ISBN 9781476703480 hardcover
1476703485 hardcover
Published New York, NY : Atria Books, 2014.
Language English
Description xxiii, 311 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm
Call Number Z473.L545 A3 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification 070.5/092 B
Summary The co-founder of Essence magazine recounts how his early life in a violent South Bronx neighborhood and a strong family work ethic inspired him to create a magazine for black women and overcome the career challenges that followed.
Note Includes index.
Added Author Edwards, Audrey, 1947- editor.
Cosby, Camille O. (Camille Olivia), 1944- writer of supplementary textual content.
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