I Wonder As I Wander. An Autobiographical Journey

Author: James Mercer Langston Hughes (1901-1967)

Year: 1957

Publisher: Rinehart & Company

Place: New York

Description:

ix+405 pages. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's grey cloth with green and blue labels to spine in original pictorial jacket. First edition.

I Wonder as I Wander: An Autobiographical Journey is Langston Hughes's second autobiography, published in 1956, chronicling his travels and experiences in the politically turbulent 1930s across the U.S., Cuba, Haiti, Russia, China, Japan, and Spain during the Civil War, detailing his encounters with historical figures and his evolving worldview as a Black man in a global context. It focuses on his personal and political journey after the Harlem Renaissance, exploring themes of race, politics, and art through his observations of world events and diverse cultures.

Condition: Spine ends gently rubbed. Jacket spine ends lightly chipped, edge wear with some closed tears and small chips else very good in a better than very good jacket.