The Black Russian

by Vladimir Alexandrov

Book Overview

The Black Russian is the incredible true story of Frederick Bruce Thomas, born in 1872 to former slaves who became prosperous farmers in Mississippi. After his father was brutally murdered, Frederick left the South and worked as a waiter in Chicago and Brooklyn. Seeking greater freedom, he traveled to London, then crisscrossed Europe, and--in a highly unusual choice for a black American at the time--went to Russia.

Because he found no...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802120695
• ISBN13: 9780802120694
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"