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The dean of the Ohio State University College of Law recounts his meeting of his father's people in Muncie, Indiana, the shock he experienced when he learned he was half black, and the prejudice that he and his brother endured from both sides. 25,000 first printing. Tour.
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Gregory Howard Williams is Dean of the Ohio State University College of Law.
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Life on the Color Line: The True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First printing (complete number line) hardcover in excellent, unmarked, next-to-pristine condition, with VG+ dust jacket (gloss slightly rubbed). 285 pages. [1.3 lbs]. Book. Seller Inventory # 47733
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Life on the Color Line: 2
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ISBN 10: 0525938508
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Williams,Gregory Howard Life On The Color Line: The True Story Of A White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black Light shelf wear to cover. Otherwise nearly new. All Orders Shipped With Tracking And Delivery Confirmation Numbers. Seller Inventory # 271217
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Life on the Color Line
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Hardcover. Condition: Used Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket is clean and intact, with minor edge and corner wear. Front and back covers have very slight edge and corner wear. Spine intact with no creasing or warping. Binding is tight and intact, pages clean and unmarked. Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request. Seller Inventory # 338863
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Life on the Color Line the True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing. Light wear of the DJ with foxing of the page edges of the book. Seller Inventory # 149419
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Third Printing. Signed, dated, and inscribed to a named individual by the author at the title page (date of inscription is March 16 1996). Clean and bright, with no owners' marks; except for a little gentle shelf rubbing at the spine ends of hard cover and dust jacket, excellent.; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 033259
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002120921
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hardcover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good(-). Illustrated. x + 285 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; dust wapper chipped. New York: Dutton, (1995). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Seller Inventory # 297411
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Life on the Color Line: The True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Printing. 285 pages. Illustrated with photographs. Tight, clean and crisp. A faint hint of shelf wear to dustjacket, otherwise the book appears unread. No inscriptions. No remainder mark. Not price clipped. Not ex-library. An excellent copy protected in a new Mylar cover. Collectible.; 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. Seller Inventory # 06902
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Life on the Color Line: 2
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Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. First Hardcover Edition. February 1995 Stated First Printing, w/full number line. Hardcover w/l.n. dust jacket. As new, mint condition. From The Civil War Book Shop- As close as your computer; as dependable as old Abe. Seller Inventory # 091010001
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Life On The Color Line: The True Story Of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black
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ISBN 13: 9780525938507
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. xi. Illustrrated with photographs. 285pp. Black lining papers. with book review by Andrea Cooper affixed.Black spine with bright gilt title and white paper over boards. Dust Jacket. Author is a graduate of Ball State University and George Washington University. He is Dean of the Ohio State University College of Law. This is a compelling drama of Dean Gregory Howard Williams straddling two worlds and two heritages. Hardcover. Seller Inventory # 006652