Let Freedom Ring: Stanley Tretick's Iconic Images of the March on Washington (Hand signed book plate)

Kelley, Kitty

ISBN 10: 1250021464 / ISBN 13: 9781250021465

Published by U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press/ Thomas Dunne Books, 2013

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Wonderful collectible with hand-signed book plate Great photographic history profiling the men and women of America standing up for their individual freedoms.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Let Freedom Ring: Stanley Tretick's Iconic Images of the March on Washington (Hand signed book plate)
• Publisher: U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press/ Thomas Dunne Books
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1250021464
• ISBN 13: 9781250021465
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

It was a Wednesday - August 28, 1963 - but people wore their Sunday best, despite the heat and humidity. The marchers, black and white, celebrity and unknown, came in droves from all over the nation, heading for the towering spire of the Washington Monument in D.C. All of them shared the same dream: freedom and equality for 19 million African Americans. Almost 300,000 strong, they had come to Washington, D.C., from around the world to bear witness and to petition Congress to pass the President's Civil Rights bill. Stanley Tretick, a seasoned photojournalist of immense talent who had earned his stripes taking many of the most popular photos of President Kennedy and his family, was also in the crowd, drawing inspiration from the historic scenes unfolding before him. In this magnificent book, just in time for the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington, his iconic, stirring photographs of that day are collected for the first time. Accompanied by an insightful essay and captions from bestselling author Kitty Kelley that provide a fascinating behind-the-scenes narrative of the March, this beautiful keepsake of a book brings America at her best vibrantly to life.

About the Author

KITTY KELLEY is an internationally acclaimed writer, whose bestselling biographies focus on some of the most influential and powerful personalities of the last fifty years. Kelley's last five biographies have been number one on The New York Times bestseller list. Kelley lives in Washington, D.C.STANLEY TRETICK (1921-1999) was one of the pre-eminent photojournalists of his era. Trained as a photographer in the Marine Corps during World War II, Tretick's first civilian job was for United Press International, where he covered Congress. He later covered John F. Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign and then worked for LOOK covering President Kennedy and his family in the White House. He received special credentials to cover the March on Washington. His photos of that momentous day are published here for the first time.