| To Smile in Autumn Contributor(s): Parks, Gordon (Author), Pate, Alexs (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0816665559 ISBN-13: 9780816665556 Publisher: University of Minnesota Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2009 Annotation: Gordon Parks was born with, he says, "a stubborn need to be somebody." Though Parks is remembered most notably as a photographer and filmmaker, on his enthralling climb to fame between 1944 and 1978 he was successful in many pursuits, including journalism, poetry, and music. It was not always an easy journey, but by thirty-six he had overcome many obstacles to become a photographer and writer for "Life" magazine. "To Smile in Autumn" is a candid revelation of a man in the prime of his life and career. This autobiography, with a new foreword by Alexs Pate, is a testament to a person much attuned to the greater world and driven to leave his mark on it. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Music - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2009011065 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.85 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gordon Parks was born with, he says, "a stubborn need to be somebody." Though Parks is remembered most notably as a photographer and filmmaker, on his enthralling climb to fame between 1944 and 1978 he was successful in many pursuits, including journalism, poetry, and music. It was not always an easy journey, but by thirty-six he had overcome many obstacles to become a photographer and writer for Life magazine. To Smile in Autumn is a candid revelation of a man in the prime of his life and career. This autobiography, with a new foreword by Alexs Pate, is a testament to a person much attuned to the greater world and driven to leave his mark on it. |