Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem: A Memoir Free Audiobook Download by Daniel R. Day

Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem: A Memoir is a riveting story about life growing up in Harlem during the "Detroit Blues" era. This book tells you about his childhood and his father's involvement with jazz music and the famous Dapper Dan's Steaks. This completely narrated audiobook is a must-listen for anyone interested in Harlem history, politics, or music from that time period.

Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem is a coming-of-age story about an African American boy in the 1980s. Dapper Dan is one of the few boys who lives near he and his mother, as he has been abandoned and abused by his father. His mother takes care of him and his sister, but when she dies, Daniel must find new prospects to help him survive and keep his family alive.

Dapper Dan was born in Harlem, New York City. He comes from a large, dysfunctional family of six children and soon learns that to survive he has to make his own way. He begins working as a barber and with time becomes one of the most reputable barbers in America. With the help of his friend David Garver who owns "International Entertainment" where he offers him a job, he starts making money saving up to buy materials for making clothes and eventually opens his own custom clothing company with Mr. Garver called "International Designs." It is after this success that Dapper Dan decides to embark on his next journey which will take him all over the world, but not without its hardships.

Dapper Dan is an autobiographical account of how Daniel Day, a Harlem native, came to own a men's clothing company. The story begins when Day's mother makes him an offer: if he can raise $1 million in one year, she will buy him his dream car. Day takes this challenge seriously and works tirelessly towards his goal while also experiencing the trials and tribulations of growing up in Harlem during the height of the civil rights movement.

Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem by Daniel R. Day is a New York period noir memoir of the iconic Harlem couture designer Dapper Dan and is narrated by an able narrator, Omari Hardwick.

The Harlem Renaissance was one of the most influential cultural movements in American history. Published in 1960; Daniel R. Day's memoir 'Dapper Dan' is a time capsule of the Harlem Renaissance through the eyes of Dapper Dan, a black male who wants to break from the confines of his impoverished life and reach for more.