Parting The Waters

Stock Code:
BAE0023
Price:
$30.00

Description

Parting The Waters: Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement 1954 - 63 by Taylor Branch. 'The first volume of the definitive history of Martin Luther King Jr., and the civil rights movement - a struggle that was to change America forever. In Parting the Waters, Taylor Branch has created an unparalleled epic of America in the midst of change, poised on the threshold of its most explosive era. Here is a vivid, panoramic portrait of America divided, at war with itself, and finally transformed by a struggle that left no citizen untouched - the civil rights movement, led by Dr. Martin Luther King, borne by the spirit of a generation of young black leaders determined to seize equality and justice. In Parting the Waters, Branch chronicles the struggle, from the twilight of the Eisenhower years through King's fiery political baptism, the ascensions of John F. Kennedy, and ultimately, the dawning of the New South. Moving from the black churches where the movement began in anthems, sermons, and prayers to Washington, where the Kennedy brothers weighed the demands of a down-trodden people against the volatile realities of politics.' The dust jacket has light to medium general wear with some small tears and stains but the book remains tight and bright. A VERY HEAVY BOOK THAT WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FREIGHT.

Details

  • Author:
    Branch, Taylor
  • Book Condition:
    Good Plus
  • Publisher:
    MacMillan, London, Limited
  • Edition:
    First Thus
  • Jacket Condition:
    Good
  • Binding:
    Hard Cover
  • Location:
    Counter9
  • ISBN:
    0333497007
  • Size:
    8vo (HEAVY)
  • Pages:
    1064
  • Publish Date:
    1988
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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