{"product_id":"w-adolphe-roberts-these-many-years-an-autobiography-paperback","title":"W. Adolphe Roberts: These Many Years: An Autobiography - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Hulme\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eW. Adolphe Roberts (1886-1962) was a prolific writer - poet, novelist, journalist, historian. As a political activist he also laid the groundwork for Jamaican independence. Finally published, fifty-two years after his death, his autobiography, \u003ci\u003eThese Many Years\u003c\/i\u003e, offers a representative Caribbean life: rural upbringing, precocious talent, travel to United States, literary success, adventures across the world, involvement in politics, return to Jamaica.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn New York Roberts worked as a journalist and editor. However, in the mid-1930s, he made contact with Jamaican activists in Harlem and launched the Jamaica Progressive League, pioneering the movement for self-government. Moving back to Jamaica, Roberts decided against a political career, dedicating himself to studying the region and writing books such as \u003ci\u003eThe Caribbean: The Story of Our Sea of Destiny\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSix Great Jamaicans: Biographical Sketches\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert's zestful account of his literary life, his open recollection of his many lovers, and his frank assessment of his political friends and enemies, including Norman Manley and Alexander Bustamante, make These Many Years a vital source for the Jamaican national story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCo-published with the National Library of Jamaica.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47416274944178,"sku":"9789766405113","price":72.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/5770ca40145f0814655146bfa78cabe6.webp?v=1778402027","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/w-adolphe-roberts-these-many-years-an-autobiography-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}