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1	The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes more books like this by Langston Hughes, Professor Arnold Rampersad (Editor), David E Roessel (Editor) Hughes identified it as his mission as a writer "to explain and illuminate the Negro condition in America." His poetry was heavily influenced by black oral tradition, jazz, and folklore, and he continually attempted to mirror the black experience, in all its diversity, in his work. see all copies from $6.40! new only from $12.56! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Not Without Laughter more books like this by Langston Hughes A young African-American boy comes of age and becomes painfully aware of both the sad and the beautiful realities of life in his small Kansas town. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.35! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Dream Keeper and Other Poems more books like this by Langston Hughes A collection of poetry written specifically for children. B&w scratchboard illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Popo and Fifina more books like this by Arna Bontemps, Langston Hughes, E Simms Campbell (Illustrator) Langston Hughes, one of America's finest poets, and the most famous literary figure to emerge during the Harlem Renaissance, collaborated on this children's book about family life in Haiti--a far cry from Harlem. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| first editions
5	Ways of White Folks more books like this by Langston Hughes This short-story collection was published in 1928. see all copies from $3.65! new only from $7.16! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Selected Poems of Langston Hughes more books like this by Langston Hughes Hughes identified it as his mission as a writer "to explain and illuminate the Negro condition in America." His poetry was heavily influenced by black oral tradition, jazz, and folklore, and he continually attempted to mirror the black experience, in all its diversity, in his work. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Best of Simple more books like this by Langston Hughes Hughes's most popular and beloved fictional creation was Jesse B. Semple, a Harlem man from Virginia known as "simple" who was based on a conversation Hughes had with a defense-plant worker in 1943. Simple's romantic escapades, the racial indignities he suffered, his sardonic outlook on life, and the humor with which Hughes infused his story, won ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.33! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Langston Hughes Reader more books like this by Langston Hughes Hughes identified it as his mission as a writer "to explain and illuminate the Negro condition in America." His poetry was heavily influenced by black oral tradition, jazz, and folklore, and he continually attempted to mirror the black experience, in all its diversity, in his work. see all copies from $7.20! new only from $12.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Black Misery more books like this by Langston Hughes In his last book written before his death in 1967, Langston Hughes writes an emotion-packed story of a black child adjusting to the new world of integration in the 1960s. Includes a new introduction written by Jesse Jackson and Afterword by Robert G. O'Meally. Illustrations. see all copies from $3.97! new only from $8.00! \| first editions
10	The big sea, an autobiography. more books like this by Langston Hughes A prose description of portions of Hughes's life and travels, published in 1940. see all copies from $3.24! new only from $11.81! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Mule Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts more books like this by Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (Introduction by) Hurston wrote this play--a comedy--with Langston Hughes, but it was never produced because of a falling-out between the two writers. see all copies from $6.00! new only from $13.81! \| first editions
12 view cover	Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten, 1925-1964 more books like this by Emily Bernard (Editor), Langston Hughes, Carl Van Vechten Poet Langston Hughes met the critic Carl Van Vechten at a party in 1924. Shortly thereafter Van Vechten introduced Hughes's poems to Alfred Knopf, who published THE WEARY BLUES, a favor that was the beginning of a lasting friendship between Hughes and Van Vechten. This volume of letters offers insight about their relationship, and, with reference ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions
13 view cover	Return of Simple more books like this by Langston Hughes, Akiba Sullivan Harper (Editor), Professor Arnold Rampersad (Introduction by) Hughes's most popular and beloved fictional creation was Jesse B. Semple, a Harlem man from Virginia known as "simple" who was based on a conversation Hughes had with a defense-plant worker in 1943. Simple's romantic escapades, the racial indignities he suffered, his sardonic outlook on life, and the humor with which Hughes infused his story, won ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.50! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Best Short Stories by Black Writers: 1899 - 1967 more books like this by Langston Hughes (Editor) This is one of the many anthologies Hughes edited to bring the works of black writers to the public. see all copies from $2.09! new only from $7.48! \| SVS
15 view cover	I Wonder as I Wander: An Autobiographical Journey more books like this by Langston Hughes Hughes, "the bard of Harlem," was devoted to that part of New York City, but he was also an extensive traveler. This collection of his travel impressions was published in 1956. see all copies from $4.20! new only from $12.76! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Sweet and Sour Animal Book more books like this by Langston Hughes, Students of the Harlem School for the Ar (Illustrator), George P Cunningham (Afterword by) Poetic descriptions of 26 animals--one for each letter of the alphabet. Color illustrations accompany the short verses, which celebrate such creatures as bees, unicorns, and zebras. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Langston Hughes more books like this by Langston Hughes (Read by) The first African-American themed book in the Poetry for Young People series, this volume features the poems of the extraordinary Langston Hughes, one of the central figures in the Harlem Renaissance. Full color. see all copies from $6.95! new only from $11.46! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Short Stories of Langston Hughes more books like this by Langston Hughes, Akiba Sullivan Harper (Editor), Professor Arnold Rampersad (Introduction by) Forty-seven short stories, eight of which have never been collected before, and the rest of which are from out-of-print books. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.46! \| first editions \| SVS
19	Book of Negro Folklore more books like this by Langston Hughes see all copies from $12.59! first editions
20	Simple Speaks His Mind more books like this by Langston Hughes Hughes's most popular and beloved fictional creation was Jesse B. Semple, a Harlem man from Virginia known as "simple" who was based on a conversation Hughes had with a defense-plant worker in 1943. Simple's romantic escapades, the racial indignities he suffered, his sardonic outlook on life, and the humor with which Hughes infused his story, won ... see all copies from $20.00! signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Panther and the Lash more books like this by Langston Hughes The last and most explicitly political book of verse by one of the great poets of our century. Published just before his death in 1967, Hughes' sometimes bitter, sometimes ironic, but always powerful poems address the racial politics of the 1960s. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Selected Poems more books like this by Langston Hughes Hughes identified it as his mission as a writer "to explain and illuminate the Negro condition in America." His poetry was heavily influenced by black oral tradition, jazz, and folklore, and he continually attempted to mirror the black experience, in all its diversity, in his work. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.79! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Five plays. more books like this by Langston Hughes No writer more effectively captured the spirit of Negro life in America, especially in the urban North, than Langston Hughes. The world portrayed in his drama is quite different from that of any other writer, and its discovery is an entertaining, wonderful, and enlightening experience. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.95! \| first editions
24 view cover	A Pictorial History of African Americans: Newly Updated Edition more books like this by Langston Hughes, Jon Michael Spencer, Milton Meltzer This newly revised volumn contains more than 1300 illustrations, including photographs, paintings, drawings, prints, posters, broadsides, daguerreotypes, sheet-music covers, and stills from movie and TV productions. It also covers such issues as the revival of white supremacist organizations and the controversy over Afrocentrism and ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $35.00!
25	The sweet flypaper of life more books like this by Roy DeCarava, Langston Hughes see all copies from $44.00! signed copies \| first editions

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