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The First Book of the West Indies

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division

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The Black Experience in Children's Books

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Title
The First Book of the West Indies
Names
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 (Author)
Bruce, Robert (Illustrator)
Collection

The Black Experience in Children's Books: Selections from Augusta Baker's Bibliographies

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1956
Place: New York
Publisher: F. Watts
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc 917.29-H (Hughes, L. First book of the West Indies)
Topics
West Indies
Genres
Books
Children's literature
Illustrations
Physical Description
Extent: 62 p. illus. 23 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 55011846
RLIN/OCLC: 3712729
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12652545
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fd7a9f40-7cfb-0134-fdde-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1902: Creator Born
  • 1956: Issued
  • 1967: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "The First Book of the West Indies" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1956. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/992001f0-1e0e-0135-7e36-01f9ddba15ef

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "The First Book of the West Indies" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 7, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/992001f0-1e0e-0135-7e36-01f9ddba15ef

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1956). The First Book of the West Indies Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/992001f0-1e0e-0135-7e36-01f9ddba15ef

Wikipedia Citation

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The First Book of the West Indies