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In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. Pierpont Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture on the New York society scene and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world, known for her impeccable taste and shrewd negotiating for critical works as she helps build a world-class collection. But Belle has a secret: she was born Belle Marion Greener, daughter of Richard Greener, the first Black graduate of Harvard and well-known advocate for equality. Belle's alleged Portuguese heritage lets her pass as white, but she will go through great lengths to preserve her carefully crafted identity in a racist world. -- adapted from jacket
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PUBLISHED
New York : Random House Large Print, 2021.
Year Published: 2021
Description: 482 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Large Type
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780593414248
0593414241
9781648383304
1648383300
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Murray, Victoria Christopher.
SUBJECTS
Greene, Belle da Costa -- Fiction.
Pierpont Morgan Library -- Fiction.
African American women -- Fiction.
Women librarians -- Fiction.
Passing (Identity) -- Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951 -- Fiction.