3581620
9780195032024
Booker T.washington:wizard of Tuskegee
by Harlan, Louis R.
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- Comments: Shows wear such as frayed or folded edges, rips and tears, and/or worn binding. May have stickers and/or contain inscription on title page. No observed missing pages. Former library copy with library markings and/or jacket. Some foxing and/or discoloration around edges.
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- ISBN-13: 9780195032024
- ISBN: 0195032020
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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The first volume of Louis R. Harlan's biography of Booker T. Washington was published to wide acclaim and won the 1973 Bancroft Prize. This, the second volume, completes one of the most significant biographies of this generation.Booker T. Washington was the most powerful black American of his time, and here he is captured at his zenith. Harlan reveals Washington's complex personality--in sharp contrast to his public demeanor, he was a ruthless power borker whose nod or frown could determine the careers of blacks inpolitics, education, and business.Harlan chronicles the challenge Washington faced from W.E.B. Du Bois and other blacks, and shows how growing opposition forced him to change his methods of leadership just before his death in 1915.Also available: Volume 1, $10.95k, 501915-6, 394 pp., platesHarlan, Louis R. is the author of 'Booker T.washington:wizard of Tuskegee' with ISBN 9780195032024 and ISBN 0195032020.
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