| Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Life Contributor(s): Frady, Marshall (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143036483 ISBN-13: 9780143036487 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: Re-creating the life and turbulent times of the civil rights movement's inspirational leader, the author offers fascinating insights into his subject's magnetic character and explores the complexities of King's relationships with other civil rights leaders, the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and the FBIUs J. Edgar Hoover. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Political - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - Political Science | Civil Rights |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Penguin Lives Biographies |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.16" W x 7.1" (0.37 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Holiday - M.L. King Day |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Marshall Frady, the reporter who became the unofficial chronicler of the civil rights movement, here re-creates the life and turbulent times of its inspirational leader. Deftly interweaving the story of King's quest with a history of the African American struggle for equality, Frady offers fascinating insights into his subject's magnetic character, with its mixture of piety and ambition. He explores the complexities of King's relationships with other civil rights leaders, the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and the FBI's J. Edgar Hoover, who conducted a relentless vendetta against him. The result is a biography that conveys not just the facts of King's life but the power of his legacy. |