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Up From Slavery: An Autobiography & My Larger Education: An Original Anthology
Contributor(s): Washington, Booker T. (Author)
ISBN: 1484977076     ISBN-13: 9781484977071
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
OUR PRICE:   $18.95  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: May 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General
- History | African American
Lexile Measure: 1320
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.89 lbs) 302 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Topical - Black History
 
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Publisher Description:
THIS volume is the outgrowth of a series of articles, dealing with incidents in my life, which were published consecutively in the Outlook. While they were appearing in that magazine I was constantly surprised at the number of requests which came to me from all parts of the country, asking that the articles be permanently preserved in book form. I am most grateful to the Outlook for permission to gratify these requests. I have tried to tell a simple, straightforward story, with no attempt at embellishment. My regret is that what I have attempted to do has been done so imperfectly. The greater part of my time and strength is required for the executive work connected with the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, and in securing the money necessary for the support of the institution. Much of what I have said has been written on board trains, or at hotels or railroad stations while I have been waiting for trains, or during the moments that I could spare from my work while at Tuskegee. Without the painstaking and generous assistance of Mr. Max Bennett Thrasher I could not have succeeded in any satisfactory degree.