Parting the Waters : America in the King Years, 1954-1963

English

ISBN: 0671687425

EAN: 9780671687427

Category: Political Science / Civil Rights/History / United States / 20Th Century/Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage/

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Release Date: 11/30/1989

Synopsis: Hailed as the most masterful story ever told of the American civil rights movement,Parting the Watersis destined to endure for generations.Moving from the fiery political baptism of Martin Luther King, Jr., to the corridors of Camelot where the Kennedy brothers weighed demands for justice against the deceptions of J. Edgar Hoover, here is a vivid tapestry of America, torn and finally transformed by a revolutionary struggle unequaled since the Civil War.Taylor Branch provides an unsurpassed portrait of Kings rise to greatness and illuminates the stunning courage and private conflict, the deals, maneuvers, betrayals, and rivalries that determined history behind closed doors, at boycotts and sit-ins, on bloody freedom rides, and through siege and murder.Epic in scope and impact, Branchs chronicle definitively captures one of the nations most crucial passages.

Awards: National Book Critics Circle Awards – null  National Book Awards – null  Pulitzer Prize – null 

Parting the Waters : America in the King Years, 1954-1963

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 2.0 inches

Width: 6.12 inches

Length: 9.25 inches

Weight: 48.85 oz

Pages: 1088