The Resource Parting the waters : America in the King years, 1954-63, Taylor Branch
Parting the waters : America in the King years, 1954-63, Taylor Branch
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The item Parting the waters : America in the King years, 1954-63, Taylor Branch represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
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- Summary
- Chronicles the civil rights struggle from the twilight of the Eisenhower years through the assassination of President Kennedy
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 1064 pages, [32] pages of plates
- Contents
-
- 69
- 4.
- First Trombone
- 105
- 5.
- The Montgomery Bus Boycott
- 143
- 6.
- A Taste of the World
- 206
- 1.
- 7.
- The Quickening
- 272
- 8.
- Shades of Politics
- 312
- 9.
- A Pawn of History
- 351
- 10.
- Forerunner: Vernon Johns
- The Kennedy Transition
- 379
- 11.
- Baptism on Wheels
- 412
- 12.
- The Summer of Freedom Rides
- 451
- 13.
- Moses in McComb, King in Kansas City
- 1
- 492
- 14.
- Almost Christmas in Albany
- 524
- 15.
- Hoover's Triangle and King's Machine
- 562
- 16.
- The Fireman's Last Reprieve
- 601
- 2.
- 17.
- The Fall of Ole Miss
- 633
- 18.
- To Birmingham
- 673
- 19.
- Greenwood and Birmingham Jail
- 708
- 20.
- Rockefeller and Ebenezer
- The Children's Miracle
- 756
- 21.
- Firestorm
- 803
- 22.
- The March on Washington
- 846
- 23.
- Crossing Over: Nightmares and Dreams
- 27
- 888
- 3.
- Niebuhr and the Pool Tables
- Isbn
- 9780671687427
- Label
- Parting the waters : America in the King years, 1954-63
- Title
- Parting the waters
- Title remainder
- America in the King years, 1954-63
- Statement of responsibility
- Taylor Branch
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Chronicles the civil rights struggle from the twilight of the Eisenhower years through the assassination of President Kennedy
- Awards note
-
- Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, 1989.
- Pulitzer Prize, History, 1989.
- National Book Critics Circle Award, General Nonfiction, 1988.
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Branch, Taylor
- Dewey number
- 973/.0496073
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Paul Cartwright Collection (Mississippi State University. Libraries)
- Series statement
- America in the King years
- Series volume
- v. 1
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- King, Martin Luther
- King, Martin Luther
- African Americans
- Civil rights movements
- United States
- United States
- Label
- Parting the waters : America in the King years, 1954-63, Taylor Branch
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 69
- 4.
- First Trombone
- 105
- 5.
- The Montgomery Bus Boycott
- 143
- 6.
- A Taste of the World
- 206
- 1.
- 7.
- The Quickening
- 272
- 8.
- Shades of Politics
- 312
- 9.
- A Pawn of History
- 351
- 10.
- Forerunner: Vernon Johns
- The Kennedy Transition
- 379
- 11.
- Baptism on Wheels
- 412
- 12.
- The Summer of Freedom Rides
- 451
- 13.
- Moses in McComb, King in Kansas City
- 1
- 492
- 14.
- Almost Christmas in Albany
- 524
- 15.
- Hoover's Triangle and King's Machine
- 562
- 16.
- The Fireman's Last Reprieve
- 601
- 2.
- 17.
- The Fall of Ole Miss
- 633
- 18.
- To Birmingham
- 673
- 19.
- Greenwood and Birmingham Jail
- 708
- 20.
- Rockefeller and Ebenezer
- The Children's Miracle
- 756
- 21.
- Firestorm
- 803
- 22.
- The March on Washington
- 846
- 23.
- Crossing Over: Nightmares and Dreams
- 27
- 888
- 3.
- Niebuhr and the Pool Tables
- Control code
- ocm18383661
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 1064 pages, [32] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780671687427
- Lccn
- 88024033
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Stock number
- 977,686
- Label
- Parting the waters : America in the King years, 1954-63, Taylor Branch
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 69
- 4.
- First Trombone
- 105
- 5.
- The Montgomery Bus Boycott
- 143
- 6.
- A Taste of the World
- 206
- 1.
- 7.
- The Quickening
- 272
- 8.
- Shades of Politics
- 312
- 9.
- A Pawn of History
- 351
- 10.
- Forerunner: Vernon Johns
- The Kennedy Transition
- 379
- 11.
- Baptism on Wheels
- 412
- 12.
- The Summer of Freedom Rides
- 451
- 13.
- Moses in McComb, King in Kansas City
- 1
- 492
- 14.
- Almost Christmas in Albany
- 524
- 15.
- Hoover's Triangle and King's Machine
- 562
- 16.
- The Fireman's Last Reprieve
- 601
- 2.
- 17.
- The Fall of Ole Miss
- 633
- 18.
- To Birmingham
- 673
- 19.
- Greenwood and Birmingham Jail
- 708
- 20.
- Rockefeller and Ebenezer
- The Children's Miracle
- 756
- 21.
- Firestorm
- 803
- 22.
- The March on Washington
- 846
- 23.
- Crossing Over: Nightmares and Dreams
- 27
- 888
- 3.
- Niebuhr and the Pool Tables
- Control code
- ocm18383661
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 1064 pages, [32] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780671687427
- Lccn
- 88024033
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Stock number
- 977,686
Subject
- African Americans -- Civil rights
- Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- History
- King, Martin Luther, Jr, 1929-1968
- King, Martin Luther, Jr, 1929-1968 -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- Historia -- 1953-1961
- United States -- History -- 1953-1961
- 1900-1999
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