{"product_id":"of-one-blood-paperback","title":"Of One Blood - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePauline Hopkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMinister Faust\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mixed-race Harvard medical student stumbles upon a hidden Ethiopian city, the inhabitants of which possess both advanced technologies and mystical powers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLong before Marvel Comics gave us Wakanda, a high-tech African country that has never been colonized, this 1903 novel gave readers Reuel Briggs--a mixed-race Harvard medical student, passing as white, who stumbles upon Telassar. In this long-hidden Ethiopian city, the wise, peaceful inhabitants of which possess both advanced technologies and mystical powers, Reuel discovers the incredible secret of his own birth. Now, he must decide whether to return to the life he's built, and the woman he loves, back in America--or play a role in helping Telassar take its rightful place on the world stage. Considered one of the earliest articulations of Black internationalism, \u003ci\u003eOf One Blood\u003c\/i\u003e takes as its theme the notion that race is a social construct perpetuated by racists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMinister Faust is best known as author of \u003ci\u003eThe Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and 2007's Kindred Award-winning \u003ci\u003eFrom the Notebooks of Dr. Brain\u003c\/i\u003e (retitled \u003ci\u003eShrinking the Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e, it also received the Philip K. Dick Award Special Citation). An award-winning journalist, community organizer, teacher, and workshop designer, Faust is also a former television host and producer, radio broadcaster, and podcaster. His 2011 TEDx talk, \"The Cure For Death by Smalltalk,\" has been viewed more than 840,000 times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePauline Hopkins (1859-1930), an African American journalist and editor of Boston's \u003ci\u003eThe Colored American Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, was the author of four novels: \u003ci\u003eContending Forces: A Romance Illustrative of Negro Life North and South\u003c\/i\u003e (1900), \u003ci\u003eHagar's Daughter: A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e (1901-1902), \u003ci\u003eWinona: A Tale of Negro Life in the South and Southwest \u003c\/i\u003e(1902-1903), and \u003ci\u003eOf One Blood\u003c\/i\u003e (1903). Her work illuminated African history, racial injustice, and women's liberation, earning her a reputation as a key public intellectual of her time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMinister Faust is best known as author of \u003ci\u003eThe Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad\u003c\/i\u003e and 2007's Kindred Award-winning \u003ci\u003eFrom the Notebooks of Dr. Brain\u003c\/i\u003e (retitled \u003ci\u003eShrinking the Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e). which also received the Philip K. Dick Award Special Citation. An award-winning journalist, community organizer, teacher, and workshop designer, Faust is also a former television host and producer, radio broadcaster, and podcaster. His 2011 TEDx talk, \"The Cure for Death by Smalltalk,\" has been viewed more than 840,000 times.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766495510816,"sku":"9780262544290","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c83e7846bf0344f2583ed5070128c503.webp?v=1780293794","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/of-one-blood-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}