Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Penguin Life (Penguin Lives) - Hardcover

Frady, Marshall

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670882313 ISBN 13: 9780670882311

Publisher: Viking, 2001

Synopsis

A renowned biographer presents an intimate and inspiring portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr., drawn from twenty-five years of award-winning commentary on American race relations, that combines the history of the civil rights movement with King's powerful rise to acclaim and influence, bringing to life his political relationships, his goals, and his achievements. 22,500 first printing.

About this title

Review:

"Just the introductory chapter... is worth a good nineteenths of all the literature the movement produced or inspired." --Arkansas Times

"Commendable... An excellent introduction to that man who was King." --Los Angeles Times

About the Author:

Marshall Frady, a critically acclaimed biographer and veteran journalist, is the author of Wallace, a biography of George Wallace, and most recently of Jesse: The Life and Pilgrimage of Jesse Jackson (a 1996 New York Times Notable Book, excerpted in The New Yorker). He has written for Nightline and for numerous publications, including Newsweek, Life, and Harper's, and been a host, chief writer, and award-winning correspondent for ABC News, where his pieces won many awards.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0670882313
• ISBN 13: 9780670882311
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224