This narrative history of the civil rights movement focuses on Birmingham, Alabama over two decades--and that city's historic confrontations of 1963. The author examines the background of Birmingham's elites and how they responded to the challenges posed by the movement. She explores personalities and power struggles on both sides, and reveals new ...
In this history of the modern Civil Rights movement, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Diane McWhorter focuses on the monumental events that occurred between 1954 (the year of Brown versus the Board of Education) and 1968 (the year that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assasinated). Beginning with an overview of the movement since the end of the Civil ...
More than 70 contemporary photographs are collected alongside original mug shots and exclusive interviews with former Freedom Riders--men and women who converged in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1961 to challenge state segregation-- in this richly illustrated, large-format volume.
Many women are now waiting to have children, often putting a career and building a life before starting a family. "The Everything[registered] Guide to Pregnancy Over 35" is a complete guide for mothers-to-be over 35 who are weighing their fertility options.Useful information is included on knowing the benefits - and risks - of being an older ...
Description: Good. Touchstone, TPB, 2002, 3rd PB printing. Good reading copy that appears to have been caught out in the rain. Slight ripple on cover and first few pages, otherwise clean with light wear, solid binding, no markings or highlighting. read more
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Fadiman, Anne (Ed. ); Manning, Richard; McWhorter, Diane; Sea, Geoffrey; Singer, Natalia Rachel; Nuland, Sherwin B.; Rorem,...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Phi Beta Kappa Society
Date Published: 2004
Description: Very Good with no dust jacket. Square, tight binding. Pages bright and clean. Wraps have light edge rubbing and overall soiling.; Contents: Richard Manning, "Against the Grain"; Alec Wilkinson, "Remembering William Maxwell"; Diane McWhorter, "Talk"; Geoffrey Sea, "A Pigeon in Piketon"; Richard Lucas, "Roma Ineffabile"; Natalia Rachel Singer, "In the Courtyard of the Iguana Brothers"; Brian Doyle, "Deeper Water"; William E. Blundell, "My Florida"; Sherwin B. Nuland, "The Scientific Method"; Ned ... read more
Edition: 3rd Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Date Published: 2001
Description: 701pp, illustrated with photos and endpaper maps. book Fine condition, clean and crisp like new, dj Fine. original price present on dj. read more
Edition: 1st
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2001
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Hardcover 701 pages. Very good pictorial dust jacket. Black & white photographic section with underlining on captions. read more
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
