Up From Slavery
Autor no determinado
Editorial Oxford University Press (UK)
Colección Oxford Worldx{0026} x02019;s Classics, Número 0
Fecha de edición enero 2011 · Edición nº 1
Idioma español
EAN 9780199552399
240 páginas
Libro
Dimensiones 12 mm x 19 mm
Resumen del libro
For half a century from its publication in 1901 Up from Slavery was the best known book written by an African American.
The life of ex-slave Booker T.
Washington embodied the legendary rise of the American self-made man, and his autobiography gave prominence for the first time to the voice of a group which had to pull itself up from extreme adversity.
This edition includes detailed notes and a fascinating introduction which which puts Washington's achievement in its historical context.
