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John W. Ravage

Author of Black Pioneers: Images of the Black Experience on the North American Frontier

3 Works 54 Members 1 Review

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John W. Ravage is professor emeritus of mass media at the University of Wyoming

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Works by John W. Ravage

Black Pioneers: Images of the Black Experience on the North American Frontier (1997) 50 copies

Television the Directors Viewpoint (1981) 3 copies

Slick and the Duchess: The Teapot Dome Scandal and the Death of Warren Harding (2007) 1 copy

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Birthdate: 20th century
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: Wyoming, USA
Occupations: professor of broadcasting, University of Wyoming
theater director
actor
theatrical designer
Organizations: Western Writers of America

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Black Pioneers: Images of the Black Experience on… by John Ravage

Picture is worth thousand of words, someone has said. John W. Ravage, prof. emeritus of the University of Wyoming, proves this saying. In the Forward of the book, we read that the author has searched private and public collections in every western state as well as archives in Canada to assemble more than three hundred photos, sketches, and other images to tell a story of black inclusion. Each photo is annotated and described. A great source for primary source visual documents of the American History.… (more)

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