Leopard Lady: A Life in Verse

by Valerie Nieman

Leopard Lady: A Life in Verse by Valerie Nieman tells the story of Dinah, an orphan child of Appalachia who runs away to a carnival, and the emotional, physical, and spiritual journey she embraces. Born in the depths of the Depression, the biracial child is "given" to the childless Gastons to raise. She eventually finds her way out of exploitation into a life on the road as a carnival hootchie-kootchie dancer and fortune-teller. Self-educated with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1941209890
• ISBN13: 9781941209899
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Press 53
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"