An exuberant account of Zora Neale Hurston's rise from poverty in the rural south to a prominent place among the leading artists and intelectuals of the Harlem Renaissance.

"The restored text established by the Library of America." "This book was originally published in 1942 by J.B. Lippincott, Inc. The restored text was published in 1995 by the Library of America as part of Folklore, memoirs & other writings"--T.p. verso. Subtitle on cover: An autobiography.