The Long Haul: An Autobiography Contributor(s): Horton, Myles (Author), Kohl, Herbert (With), Kohl, Judith (With) |
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ISBN: 0807737003 ISBN-13: 9780807737002 Publisher: Teachers College Press OUR PRICE: $29.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1997 Annotation: Studs Terkel, Bill Moyer, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King, Jr. are among the many who have recognized the unique influence Myles Horton has had on American social and educational history. Horton tells in his own simple, moving language how his vision was realized in the creation of the Highlander Folk School for adults in Tennessee. 35 photographs. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Educators - Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 97040870 |
Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.28" W x 8.03" (0.59 lbs) 256 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In his own direct, modest, plain-spoken style, Myles Horton tells the story of the Highlander Folk School. A major catalyst for social change in the United States for more than 70 years, this school has touched the lives of so many people, including Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Pete Seeger. Filled with disarmingly honest insight and gentle humor, The Long Haul is an inspiring hymn to the possibility of social change. It is the story of Myles Horton, in his own words: the wise and moving recollections of a man of uncommon determination and vision. |