Up from Slavery |
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Author:
| Washington, Booker T. |
Editor:
| Andrews, William L. |
Series title: | Oxford World's Classics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-283562-8 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2000 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $9.95 |
Book Description:
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For half a century from its publication in 1901 Up from Slavery was the best known book written by an African American. The life of ex-slave Booker T. Washington embodied the legendary rise of American self-made man, and his autobiography gave prominence for the first time to the voice of a group which had to pull itself up from nothing.
For half a century from its publication in 1901 Up from Slavery was the best known book written by an African American. The life of ex-slave Booker T. Washington embodied the legendary rise of American self-made man, and his autobiography gave prominence for the first time to the voice of a group which had to pull itself up from nothing.