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African Queen: The Real Life of the Hottentot Venus
African Queen The Real Life of the Hottentot Venus
Author: Rachel Holmes
Saartjie Baartman was twenty-one years old when she was taken from her native South Africa and shipped to London. Within weeks, the striking African beauty was the talk of the social season of 1810–hailed as “the Hottentot Venus” for her exquisite physique and suggestive semi-nude dance. As her fame spread to Paris, Saartjie be...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781400061365
ISBN-10: 1400061369
Publication Date: 1/2/2007
Pages: 176
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Publisher: Random House
Book Type: Hardcover
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