Home to Harlem
by Claude McKay
“The rhythm of the city meets the soul of a soldier in the ultimate portrait of the Harlem Renaissance.”
After the trenches of France, Jake Brown returns to the pulsing heart of the Harlem Renaissance to find a world transformed by jazz, passion, and the search for belonging. This raw and rhythmic classic dives deep into the gritty streets and vibrant nightlife of 1920s New York, capturing a community redefining itself in a post-war world.
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