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Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65 by Branch, Taylor
by Branch, Taylor | PB | LikeNew
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A book in excellent condition. Cover is shiny and undamaged, and the dust jacket is included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 2 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780684848099
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0684848090
ISBN-13
9780684848099
eBay Product ID (ePID)
466455
Product Key Features
Book Title
Pillar of Fire : America in the King Years 1963-65
Number of Pages
768 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Civil Rights, Political
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
38.4 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
Trevor ColemanDetroit Free PressThe strength ofPillar of Firelies in Branch's unsurpassed ability to bring the reader into the moment, enabling one to almost feel the tension of the times., Jeff ShesolThe Washington PostPolitics and personalities, ambition and imagination, triumph and tragedy., Scott EllsworthThe OregonianMagnificent...the birth of a masterwork akin to Carl Sandburg'sLincolnor Shelby Foote'sCivil War., Trevor Coleman Detroit Free Press The strength of Pillar of Fire lies in Branch's unsurpassed ability to bring the reader into the moment, enabling one to almost feel the tension of the times., Bill MaxwellSt. Petersburg TimesPillar of Fire,a history of symbiosis and epiphany, records King's vision and the disparate moral currents that forced America to redefine itslef in light of its failures to live up to its own principles of freedom., Jon MeachamNewsweekPillar of Fireis a magisterial history of one of the most tumultuous periods in postwar America. Branch's storytelling is strong, his storytelling colorful. Reading Branch, it is easier to see why even the most remarkable revolutions are never complete., Jon MeachamNewsweekPillar of Fire is a magisterial history of one of the most tumultuous periods in postwar America. Branch's storytelling is strong, his storytelling colorful. Reading Branch, it is easier to see why even the most remarkable revolutions are never complete., Jeff Shesol The Washington Post Politics and personalities, ambition and imagination, triumph and tragedy., Ray Jenkins The Baltimore Sun Branch has an uncanny ability to penetrate the most obscure nooks and crannies of the past to provide a whole new perpective on the Sixties..., Richard Bernstein The New York Times By the time you have finished [ Pillar of Fire ], you feel almost as if you have relieved the era, not just read about it., Bill Maxwell St. Petersburg Times Pillar of Fire, a history of symbiosis and epiphany, records King's vision and the disparate moral currents that forced America to redefine itslef in light of its failures to live up to its own principles of freedom., Alan Wolfe The New York Times Book Review As he did in Parting the Waters, Branch brings to these events both a passion for their detail and a recognition of their larger historical significance., David M. Shribman The Wall Street Journal One part biography, one part history, one part elegy...a vast panorama...powerful., Alan WolfeThe New York Times Book ReviewAs he did inParting the Waters,Branch brings to these events both a passion for their detail and a recognition of their larger historical significance., Scott Ellsworth The Oregonian Magnificent...the birth of a masterwork akin to Carl Sandburg's Lincoln or Shelby Foote's Civil War., Ray JenkinsThe Baltimore SunBranch has an uncanny ability to penetrate the most obscure nooks and crannies of the past to provide a whole new perpective on the Sixties..., Richard BernsteinThe New York TimesBy the time you have finished [Pillar of Fire], you feel almost as if you have relieved the era, not just read about it., Jon Meacham Newsweek Pillar of Fire is a magisterial history of one of the most tumultuous periods in postwar America. Branch's storytelling is strong, his storytelling colorful. Reading Branch, it is easier to see why even the most remarkable revolutions are never complete., David M. ShribmanThe Wall Street JournalOne part biography, one part history, one part elegy...a vast panorama...powerful.
Dewey Decimal
323.119607309046
Table Of Content
Contents Preface to Pillar of Fire PART ONE BIRMIGHAM TIDES 1 Islam in Los Angeles 2 Prophets in Chicago 3 LBJ in St. Augustine 4 Gamblers in Law 5 To Vote in Mississippi: Advance by Retreat 6 Tremors: L.A. to Selma 7 Marx in the White House 8 Summer Freeze 9 Cavalry: Lowenstein and the Church 10 Mirrors in Black and White 11 Against All Enemies 12 Frontiers on Edge: The Last Month PART TWO NEW WORLDS PASSING 13 Grief 14 High Councils 15 Hattiesburg Freedom Day 16 Ambush 17 Spreading Poisons 18 The Creation of Muhammad Ali 19 Shaky Pulpits 20 Mary Peabody Meets the Klan 21 Wrestling with Legends 22 Filibusters 23 Pilgrims and Empty Pitchers 24 Brushfires PART THREE FREEDOM SUMMER 25 Jail Marches 26 Bogue Chitto Swamp 27 Beachheads 28 Testing Freedom 29 The Cow Palace Revolt 30 King in Mississippi 31 Riot Politics 32 Crime, War, and Freedom School 33 White House Etiquette 34 A Dog in the Manger: The Atlantic City Compromise 35 "We see the giants..." 36 Movements Unbound PART FOUR "LORD, MAKE ME PURE -- BUT NOT YET" 37 Landslide 38 Nobel Prize 39 To the Valley: The Downward King 40 Saigon, Audubon, and Selma Epilogue Acknowledgments Abbreviations Used in Source Notes Notes Major Works Cited in Notes Index
Synopsis
From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch, the second part of his epic trilogy on the American Civil Rights Movement. In the second volume of his three-part history, a monumental trilogy that began with Parting the Waters , winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, Taylor Branch portrays the Civil Rights Movement at its zenith, recounting the climactic struggles as they commanded the national stage., From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch, the second part of his epic trilogy on Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement. In the second volume of his three-part history, a monumental trilogy that began with Parting the Waters , winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, Taylor Branch portrays the Civil Rights Movement at its zenith, recounting the climactic struggles as they commanded the national stage. Beginning with the Nation of Islam and conflict over racial separatism, Pillar of Fire takes the reader to Mississippi and Alabama: Birmingham, the murder of Medgar Evers, the "March on Washington," the Civil Rights Act, and voter registration drives. In 1964, King is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Branch's magnificent trilogy makes clear why the Civil Rights Movement, and indeed King's leadership, are among the nation's enduring achievements. In bringing these decades alive, preserving the integrity of those who marched and died, Branch gives us a crucial part of our history and heritage., PILLAR OF FIRE, the second volume of Taylor Branch's acclaimed history of the Civil Rights Movement, is a monumental chronicle of the movement which changed America.
LC Classification Number
E185.61
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