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OverviewFifty years after she made history by refusing to give up her seat on a bus, Rosa Parks at last gets the major biography she deserves. The eminent historian Douglas Brinkley follows this thoughtful and devout woman from her childhood in Jim Crow Alabama through her early involvement in the NAACP to her epochal moment of courage and her afterlife as a beloved (and resented) icon of the civil rights movement. Well researched and written with sympathy and keen insight, the result is a moving, revelatory portrait of an American heroine and her tumultuous times. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Douglas G. BrinkleyPublisher: Penguin Putnam Inc Imprint: Penguin USA Dimensions: Width: 12.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 17.60cm Weight: 0.181kg ISBN: 9780143036005ISBN 10: 0143036009 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 25 October 2005 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews[A] precise history of the woman and the incident that would crown her the mother of the civil rights movement. --USA Today A timely update of the historical record, told as an inspiring and unabashedly dramatic story of an American heroine. --The Seattle Times [A] precise history of the woman and the incident that would crown her the mother of the civil rights movement. ( USA Today ) A timely update of the historical record, told as an inspiring and unabashedly dramatic story of an American heroine. ( The Seattle Times ) Author InformationDouglas Brinkley is Distinguished Professor of History and director of the Eisenhower Center for American Studies at the University of New Orleans. His books include Tour of Duty- John Kerry and the Vietnam War and The Unfinished Presidency- Jimmy Carter's Journey Beyond the White House. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |