This fine book picks up with a subject that should have been investigated years ago and pushes it toward greater understanding, that of the role of Zora Neale Hurston in developing and blending ‘genuine’ African-American culture and the arts and their contributions to the wider American culture. In her investigations and conclusions Kraut believes that Hurston’s play The Great Day spawned a series of performances that deserve a place in official dance records. They need to be more integrally tied in with African-American studies and American studies in general.