Jacob Starke Loves The Dark by Peta Rainford

Jacob Starke Loves The Dark by Peta Rainford

African American Officers in Liberia tells the story of seventeen African American officers who trained, reorganized, and commanded the Liberian Frontier Force from 1910 to 1942. In this West African country founded by freed black American slaves, African American officers performed their duties as instruments of imperialism for a country that was, at best, ambivalent about having them serve under arms at home and abroad.

The United States extended its newfound imperial reach and policy of Dollar Diplomacy to Liberia, a country it considered a U.S. protectorate. Brian G. Shellum explores U.S. foreign policy toward Liberia and the African American diaspora, while detailing the African American military experience in the first half of the twentieth century. Shellum brings to life the story of the African American officers who carried out a dangerous mission in Liberia for an American government that did not treat them as equal citizens in their homeland, and he provides recognition for their critical role in preserving the independence of Liberia.

Rainford, Peta: - Peta Rainford is the author and illustrator of a number of funny, colourful, (usually rhyming) picture books for children up to the age of 9. So far, Peta has published two books about Isabella the witch: 'Isabella, Rotten Speller' and 'Isabella's Adventures in Numberland'. She has also published 'Hairy Fairy' and 'Jamie and the Joke Factory'. Peta grew up on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, so long ago she can remember dancing to the Bay City Rollers, Saturday mornings watching Multi-coloured Swap Shop and buying crisps from the school tuck shop for 21/2p. As a child she loved words and was always reading. She loved painting and drawing too, but she had no idea what she wanted to do when she grew up. She studied English at York University and then worked in London as a business journalist and editor for 14 years. In her spare time she went to art classes and even studied fine art at St Martins, but she still had no idea what she wanted to do when she grew up. She had a go at running a small hotel with her husband in wild and windy (but beautiful) Exmoor and it went quite well, but after a few years they needed a sit down. So they sold up and moved back to the Isle of Wight. It was here that Peta, now balancing the roles of freelance writer and mum, decided to write and illustrate her first book for children. It was a revelation to her: a way of combining picture making (colouring in) with her love of words (silly stories) - not to mention an outlet for her awful jokes. It may have taken more than four decades, but finally, Peta knows what she wants to do when she grows up.

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ISBN 13	9780995646520
ISBN 10	099564652X
Title	Jacob Starke Loves The Dark
Author	Peta Rainford
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Dogpigeon Books
Year published	2018-09-30
Number of pages	34
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.