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		Untold Glory: African Americans in Pursuit of Freedom, Opportunity, and Achievement by Alan Govenar

		Untold Glory offers a fresh perspective on one of the most fundamental elements of American history—the conquest of new frontiers. In twenty-seven fascinating first-person accounts, African Americans from different eras... more

		Published: January 2007 by Harlem Moon, ISBN: 0767921178 Details: Paperback, 432 pages

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		Extraordinary Ordinary People: Five American Masters of Traditional Arts by Alan Govenar

		The featured artists all live in the United States but come from a variety of cultural backgrounds. The art forms they practice include singing with the Bejing Opera, boat building, wax-flower making, weaving, and performing at Mardi Gras. more

		Published: July 2006 by Candlewick, ISBN: 0763620475 Details: Hardcover, Full-Color, 96 pages

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		Stompin' at the Savoy: The Story of Norma Miller by Alan Govenar and Martin French (Illustrator)

		This autobiography of a Lindy Hopper from the Harlem Renaissance era sizzles with spirit and swings with vitality. Miller was only five when she knew she wanted to be a dancer, and for a time she lived in an apartment behind the famous Savoy Ballroom. more

		Published: January 2004 by Candlewick, ISBN: 0763622443 Details: Hardcover, Full-Color, 64 pages

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		Stoney Knows How: Life As a Sideshow Tattoo Artist by Alan Govenar

		ALL NEW SECOND EDITION An extended interview with Mr. St. Clair, an ebullient little man with the gift of gab of a circus tout (spoken in the accents of Appalachia) and a fund of bizarre stories about tattooing and unrelated matters. more

		Published: November 2003 by Schiffer Publishing Ltd, ISBN: 0-7643-1832-2 Details: Hardcover, Full-Color, 8.75"x11.2", 158 pages

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		Masters of Traditional Arts: A Biographical Dictionary by Alan Govenar

		The National Endowment for the Arts began the National Heritage Fellowship program in 1982 to recognize outstanding individual artists and different cultural styles. more

		Published: Santa Barbara, California and Oxford, England: ABC-CLIO, 2001 Details: Library Binding; 754 pages; 2.10” x 11.22” x 8.74” Also Includes: Bonus DVD-Rom featuring hours of audio/video content plus photos & more

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