You Can't Build a Chimney From the Top The South through the Life of a Negro Educator
Language: English
Published by The William-Frederick Press, New York, NY, 1948
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Great Matter Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.Great Matter Books
AbeBooks seller since July 7, 2016
Condition: Used - Good
£ 15.38
Quantity: 1 available
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Ex-lib with usual markings. Green cloth covers with heavy wear, fraying and bumping on corners and spine ends. Gold lettering on spine and front cover is bright. Light bumping to top and bottom edges. Light shelf wear and soiling to covers. Inside front hinge is cracked but still firmly attached. Light yellowing to page ends and text due to age. Text is otherwise clean and unmarked. The author tells his story of growing up and living in the South as a black man. Starting with his first school which was a mission school in 1878. He details the changing education and political system in the South. Chapters on suffrage, lynchings, and fair employment practices. All of our books are individually inspected and never ex-lib unless explicitly described as such.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- You Can't Build a Chimney From the Top The South through the Life of a Negro Educator
- Author
- Holley, Joseph Winthrop
- Publisher
- The William-Frederick Press, New York, NY
- Publication year
- 1948
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Great Matter Books
Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since July 7, 2016
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Great Matter Books specializes in non-fiction titles. We have a broad range of subjects ranging from history to economics to architecture. And most things in between! We carry books that range in price from $5 to $1,000s. We are very proud to have recently opened a brick-and-mortar store in the wonderful city of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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