<I>The Homesteader</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1917
name: label: Written by
content: Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
label: Illustrated by
content: William McKnight Farrow, American, 1885 - 1967
label: Published by
content: Western Book Supply Company Publishers, American, founded 1915
notes: label: Caption
content: Oscar Micheaux was the most successful black independent filmmaker of the race movie era. Between 1919 and 1948 he wrote, directed, and produced approximately 40 films. Micheaux’s first film, The Homesteader, was an adaptation of his 1917 autobiographical novel about his experiences as a homesteader in South Dakota.
label: Description
content: A first edition hardcover octavo book with maroon buckram boards and gilt imprints. On the cover, within a gold edged border is text that reads "THE HOME- / STEADER / Oscar / Micheaux." The spine has gold text that reads at top "THE / HOME-STEADER / MICHEAUX." At bottom, under two gold lines are the words "Western / Book Supply / Company." Inside, it has an inscribed frontispiece that reads "Myalle A. Williams / April-1-1918- WJ Williams." There are 533 pages.
place: label: Place printed
content: Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Race relations
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Exhibition
content: Taking the Stage
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.118.3
objectType: label: Type
content: books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with buckram
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 8 × 5 7/16 × 1 5/8 in. (20.3 × 13.8 × 4.1 cm)