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Cooking Project
20 pages
9"x7" - Choice of Hardcover/Softcover - Photo Book
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African American
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- CreatedJun-02-2014
- Last updatedJun-02-2014
- Format9"x7" - Choice of Hardcover/Softcover - Photo Book
- ThemeCookbook
- PrivacyEveryone
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About Author
Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American author and poet. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry, and was credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning more than 50 years. She received dozens of awards and over 30 honorary doctoral degrees. Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of seventeen and brought her international recognition and acclaim.She became a poet and writer after a series of occupations as a young adult, including fry cook, prostitute, nightclub dancer and performer, cast member of the opera Porgy and Bess, coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and journalist in Egypt and Ghana during the days of decolonization. She was an actor, writer, director, and producer..
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