Peggy Caravantes

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Peggy Caravantes



Average rating: 3.62 · 575 ratings · 124 reviews · 34 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Many Faces of Josephine...

3.70 avg rating — 210 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions
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Marooned in the Arctic: The...

3.64 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions
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Petticoat Spies: Six Women ...

3.28 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions
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The Orphan Trains

3.38 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions
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Stories of Titanic's Children

3.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions
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Shawn Mendes: Pop Star

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Best of Times: The Story of...

3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2005
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Deep Woods: The Story of Ro...

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French and Indian War

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The American Revolution: 12...

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“In her performances, she introduced the practice of a show’s star making her entrance from the top of a staircase.”
Peggy Caravantes, The Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy

“Defender. Despite what he may have thought, he did not challenge Joséphine’s apparent bigamy. Later some diligent reporters, having determined that there was no marriage record and that the count title was fake, learned that the whole episode was a publicity stunt. Joséphine dropped the countess title. By the time the sham was”
Peggy Caravantes, The Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy

“Needing a new way to regain attention for Joséphine, she and Pepito announced that they had married at the American embassy on her 21st birthday. The marriage was as phony as Pepito’s title of Count. But Derval capitalized on the sham marriage by placing posters all over town claiming Joséphine was now a countess. She played her part well, acting the bubbly, giddy bride at a press conference: “I’m just as happy as I can be. I didn’t have any idea that getting married was exciting”
Peggy Caravantes, The Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy

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