My Great, Wide, Beautiful World

Juanita Harrison, a black woman born in Mississippi c. 1890, was not a writer by profession, but this, her 1936 autobiographical travelogue has a vividness & energy that transcends her idiosyncratic use of grammar, punctuation, & spelling conventions. After working for years as a domestic, Harrison was employed by a white couple in California who profitably invested virtually all her salary for her for several years. In June 1927, she had enough money to fulfill her dream. Traveling around the world in the late 1920s & early 1930s, she lived in or visited 22 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, & Polynesia. This volume not only gives the reader a colorful account of a worldwide odyssey but also offers an unforgettable portrait of a remarkable woman.Harrison, Juanita is the author of 'My Great, Wide, Beautiful World' with ISBN 9780756760427 and ISBN 0756760429.