The Story of My Life and Work (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Washington, Booker T.

ISBN 10: 1435108396 / ISBN 13: 9781435108394

Edité par Dodo Pr, 2008

Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. N° de réf. du vendeur W03D-04904

Synopsis :

In the summer of 1899, Booker T. Washington visited Europe to rest from his demanding schedule. Yet everywhere he turned, he encountered French and American scholars, politicians, businessmen, abolitionists, and average citizens eager to hear him tell the story of his life. The former slave had earned a college degree, taught at the black freedman college Hampton Institute, gained a national reputation touring the country as an educational lecturer, founded a successful industrial college for African Americans, received an honorary degree from Harvard, and delivered a single speech that was heard across the country and which transformed Americans understanding of their racial problems. This is his life story.

À propos de l?auteur: Born a slave on a small farm in the Virginia backcountry, Booker T. Washington went on to found Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Alabama. He secured his influence by delivering The Atlanta Compromise Address before the Cotton States Exposition in 1895 and went on to found the National Negro Business League. He was an advisor to Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Story of My Life and Work (Illustrated ...
Éditeur : Dodo Pr
Date d'édition : 2008
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Very Good