The Whole World in His Hands: Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson was one of the world's great interpretive artists. The son of an escaped slave, he rose from humble beginnings to become a true Renaissance Man -- all-around athlete, scholar, orator, and linguist, fluent in more than twenty languages, and a dazzling star in theater, film, and on the concert stage. Written by Robeson's granddaughter, this book is the record of Paul Robeson's life and career, told in more than three hundred photographs, most of them extremely rare and never before published. Accompanying these pictures are many excerpts from Robeson's speeches, personal notes, and published writings, as well as narrative by Susan Robeson.