The warmth of other suns : the epic story of America's great migration
Wilkerson, Isabel2020
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Click and Collect for The warmth of other suns : the epic story of America's great migrationIn this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America.
Main title:
The warmth of other suns : the epic story of America's great migration / Isabel Wilkerson.
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Imprint:
London, [UK] : Penguin Books, 2020.
Collation:
xii, 622 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes:
First published in the United States of Random House, an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2010.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
In the land of the forefathers. Leaving ; The Great Migration, 1915-1970 -- Beginnings. Ida Mae Brandon Gladney ; The stirrings of discontent ; George Swanson Starling ; Robert Joseph Pershing Foster ; A burdensome labor ; The Awakening ; Breaking away -- Exodus. The appointed time of their coming ; Crossing over -- The kinder mistress. Chicago ; New York ; Los Angeles ; The things they left behind ; Transplanted in alien soil ; Divisions ; To bend in strange winds ; The other side of Jordan ; Complications ; The river keeps running ; The prodigals ; Disillusionment ; Revolutions ; The fullness of the migration -- Aftermath. In the places they left ; Losses ; More North and West than South ; Redemption ; And, perhaps, to bloom ; The winter of their lives ; The emancipation of Ida Mae.
ISBN:
9780141995151
Dewey class:
304.873304.808996073
Language:
English
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BRN:
382099
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - History | 304.873 WIL | On Reserve Shelf - Awaiting collection within 10 days of this date. (Set: 18 Sep 2024) |
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