Meet Me at the Theresa: A History of Harlem's Most Famous Hotel

	Author(s): Wilson, Sondra Kathryn Publisher: Atria Books Format: Hardcover List Price:  $27.50
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Overview:
The Hotel Theresa is the stuff of legend, and one of the New York landmarks that established Harlem as a mecca of black culture. Meet Me at the Theresa is the first book devoted to the fabulous story of the Hotel Theresa. Though it closed its doors in 1970, there are still many who live to tell the tales - and this lively social history is based on their first-hand accounts. Black America's biggest and brightest - Josephine Baker, Dorothy Dandridge, Duke Ellington, Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, and so many more - made the hotel their New York stay-over. The book reveals little-known facts and stories about the celebrities and the regulars: the owners, the gangsters, the showgirls, the politicians, entertainers, intellectuals, the fast crowd, and even the hangers-on.

Category: Ethnic Studies - African American Studies