Watch The Great Train Robbery
Edwin S. Porter’s groundbreaking film The Great Train Robbery was an inspiration for Oscar Micheaux’s later career as a filmmaker.
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Oscar Micheaux’s Life of Soaring Ambition
Oscar’s Gift Reading Guide: Day 10 Oscar Micheaux’s Life of Soaring Ambition “He then shook my hand, tipped his hat to Mama, and mounted his horse. I watched him ride back toward his place until he disappeared over a low hill.” ~ Oscar’s Gift: Planting Words with Oscar Micheaux Chapter five of Oscar’s Gift ends …
Free Kindle Edition of Oscar’s Gift, Today and Tomorrow
In preparation for the month-long daily online reading guide for Oscar’s Gift: Planting Words with Oscar Micheaux, the Kindle edition is available for free this weekend, today and tomorrow. Don’t have a Kindle? No problem. You can read it on any of Kindle’s free reading apps. Last week I was fortunate to meet another Oscar …
News! Brand New Cover and Reading Guide Series for Oscar’s Gift
In preparation for an upcoming month-long daily series of posts that will serve as an online reading guide to my historical children’s novel, Oscar’s Gift: Planting Words with Oscar Micheaux, I am happy to reveal a brand new cover! This new printing also includes some small changes and corrections to the text (not yet available …
Who was Oscar Micheaux?
This video by Total Vision Media is an excellent introduction to the life and work of pioneer feature filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, the subject of my children’s historical novel, Oscar’s Gift: Planting Words with Oscar Micheaux: Oscar Micheaux from Total Vision Media on Vimeo.