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Copyright © 1939 by S. Josephine Baker
Introduction copyright © 2013 by Helen Epstein
All rights reserved.
Cover image: George Bellows, The Cliff Dwellers, 1913
Cover design: Katy Homans
The Library of Congress has cataloged the earlier printing as follows:
Baker, S. Josephine (Sara Josephine), 1873–1945, author.
Fighting for life / by S. Josephine Baker; introduction by Helen Epstein.
p. ; cm. — (New York review books classics)
Includes index.
Reprint of: Baker, S. Josephine (Sara Josephine), 1873–1945. Fighting for life.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1939. 264 p.
ISBN 978-1-59017-706-8 (paperback: alk. paper)
I. Title. II. Series: New York Review Books classics.
[DNLM: 1. Baker, S. Josephine (Sara Josephine), 1873–1945. 2. Physicians—New York City—Autobiography. 3. Child Mortality—history—New York City. 4. Child Welfare—history—New York City. 5. History, 19th Century—New York City. 6. History, 20th Century—New York City. 7. Public Health—history—New York City. WZ 100]
R690
610.92—dc23
[B]
2013020026
eISBN 978-1-59017-707-5
v1.0
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