Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone Author:James Baldwin This is the story of Leo Proudhammer, who rose from the bitter streets of the ghetto to become America's greatest black actor. It is the story of a man of fierce pride and iron will, torn between two races, two kinds of love, two ways of life. It is about fame, success, sex, and humanity in America today. It is, in the words of the Chicago Daily... more » News, "one of the greatest and most forceful works of our time. It should be read by everyone."« less