Vernon Can Read!: A Memoir - Couverture souple

Jordan Jr., Vernon E.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1586486705 ISBN 13 : 9781586486709

Editeur : PublicAffairs, 2008

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

 

As a young college student in Atlanta, Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. had a summer job driving a white banker around town. During the man’s post-luncheon siestas, Jordan passed the time reading books, a fact that astounded his boss. “Vernon can read!” the man exclaimed to his relatives. Nearly fifty years later, Vernon Jordan, now a senior executive at Lazard Freres, long-time civil rights leader, adviser and close friend to presidents and business leaders and one of the most charismatic figures in America, has written an unforgettable book about his life and times.

                The story of Vernon Jordan’s life encompasses the sweeping struggles, changes, and dangers of African-American life in the civil rights revolution of the second half of the twentieth century.

 

 

Biographie de l'auteur

Vernon E. Jordan, Jr, a major figure in the American civil rights movement, is now a managing director of the investment firm Lazard Frères & Co. -- Annette Gordon-Reed, author of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings , is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School and a professor at New York Law School.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: PublicAffairs
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1586486705
• ISBN 13: 9781586486709
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 369