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W. E. B. du Bois : Biography of a Race, 1868-1919 by David Levering Lewis (1994, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHolt & Company, Henry
ISBN-100805035680
ISBN-139780805035681
eBay Product ID (ePID)294269
Product Key Features
Book TitleW. E. B. Du Bois : Biography of a Race, 1868-1919
Number of Pages752 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCultural Heritage, African American
Publication Year1994
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorDavid Levering Lewis
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight38.5 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN93-016617
ReviewsAn engrossing masterpiece . . . . A dazzling feat of scholarship performed with Lewis's customary grace of style., "A remarkable study . . . . Mr. Lewis so vividly evokes the environments that shaped Du Bois that one almost participates in the life." -- Waldo E. Martin, Jr., The New York Times Book Review "An engrossing masterpiece . . . . A dazzling feat of scholarship performed with Lewis's customary grace of style."-- Nell Irvin Painter, The Washington Post Book World "To say that Lewis's is the finest biography of Du Bois ever written hardly does justice to his performance. Until the publication of this superb new book, Du Bois's life had never received the treatment it deserves."-- Eric Foner, The Nation "A marvel of scholarship and discernement. David Levering Lewis's remarkable, stunningly detailed book reshapes our understanding of Du Bois at so many points as to instantly become the standard biography."-- Martin Bauml Duberman, "A remarkable study . . . . Mr. Lewis so vividly evokes the environments that shaped Du Bois that one almost participates in the life." --Waldo E. Martin, Jr., "The New York Times Book Review" "An engrossing masterpiece . . . . A dazzling feat of scholarship performed with Lewis's customary grace of style."--Nell Irvin Painter, "The Washington Post Book World" "To say that Lewis's is the finest biography of Du Bois ever written hardly does justice to his performance. Until the publication of this superb new book, Du Bois's life had never received the treatment it deserves."--Eric Foner, "The Nation" "A marvel of scholarship and discernement. David Levering Lewis's remarkable, stunningly detailed book reshapes our understanding of Du Bois at so many points as to instantly become the standard biography."--Martin Bauml Duberman, "A remarkable study . . . . Mr. Lewis so vividly evokes the environments that shaped Du Bois that one almost participates in the life." -- Waldo E. Martin, Jr., The New York Times Book Review "An engrossing masterpiece . . . . A dazzling feat of scholarship performed with Lewis's customary grace of style." -- Nell Irvin Painter, The Washington Post Book World "To say that Lewis's is the finest biography of Du Bois ever written hardly does justice to his performance. Until the publication of this superb new book, Du Bois's life had never received the treatment it deserves." -- Eric Foner, The Nation "A marvel of scholarship and discernement. David Levering Lewis's remarkable, stunningly detailed book reshapes our understanding of Du Bois at so many points as to instantly become the standard biography." -- Martin Bauml Duberman, A marvel of scholarship and discernement. David Levering Lewis's remarkable, stunningly detailed book reshapes our understanding of Du Bois at so many points as to instantly become the standard biography., A remarkable study . . . . Mr. Lewis so vividly evokes the environments that shaped Du Bois that one almost participates in the life., To say that Lewis's is the finest biography of Du Bois ever written hardly does justice to his performance. Until the publication of this superb new book, Du Bois's life had never received the treatment it deserves.
Number of Volumes2 vols.
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisNow in paperback, this Winner of the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Biography and National Book Award Finalist presents the life story of the towering and controversial civil rights leader, focusing on a crucial 50 year period in his--and the nation's--life. "An engrossing masterpiece".--Washington Post Book World., William Edward Burghardt Du Bois - the premier architect of the civil rights movement in America - was a towering and controversial personality, a fiercely proud individual blessed with the language of the poet and the impatience of the agitator. This monumental biography - eight years in the research and writing - treats the early and middle phases of a long and intense career: a crucial fifty-year period that demonstrates how Du Bois changed forever the way Americans think about themselves., This monumental biography--eight years in the research and writing--treats the early and middle phases of a long and intense career: a crucial fifty-year period that demonstrates how Du Bois changed forever the way Americans think about themselves.
LC Classification NumberE185.97.D73
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