Turn Away Thy Son: Little Rock, The Crisis That hocked the Nation [SGNED by author]

Jacoway, Elizabeth

ISBN 10: 0743297199 / ISBN 13: 9780743297196

Published by Free Press, NY, 2007

About this Item

1st printing; dj w/unclipped price, in mylar; red c w/gray boards, gilt spine titles; 477 clean, unmarked pages.

Seller Inventory # 1251295

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Turn Away Thy Son: Little Rock, The Crisis That hocked the Nation [SGNED by author]
• Publisher: Free Press, NY
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743297199
• ISBN 13: 9780743297196
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: B/W Photographs
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the "Little Rock Nine," a historical account of the efforts of nine African-American students to integrate Central High School draws on extensive interviews to offer insight into the behind-the-scenes experiences of the students and members of their community. 50,000 first printing.

Review

"A lucid and revealing key to events of a half century ago."

"Jacoway enlivens her text with a host of moving anecdotes and colorful characters." -- Alex Lichtenstein

"An absorbing and surprising account that reveals our nation at its best and worst. It is also a balanced and scrupulously fair story."

"This is a mesmerizing and brave book, a story with complicated layers and meaning for all Americans, a heroic saga of progress and its consequences." -- Ken Burns

"What we hear in this marvelous, insightful and courageous volume is the voice of a native southern liberal judging her own community honestly and harshly." -- Stanley N. Katz

"A lucid and revealing key to events of a half century ago." --Kirkus Review "An absorbing and surprising account that reveals our nation at its best and worst. It is also a balanced and scrupulously fair story." --Booklist "What we hear in this marvelous, insightful and courageous volume is the voice of a native southern liberal judging her own community honestly and harshly." --Stanley N. Katz, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette "Jacoway enlivens her text with a host of moving anecdotes and colorful characters." --Alex Lichtenstein, Chicago Tribune "This is a mesmerizing and brave book, a story with complicated layers and meaning for all Americans, a heroic saga of progress and its consequences." --Ken Burns, director of Jazz and The War

A lucid and revealing key to events of a half century ago. Kirkus Review An absorbing and surprising account that reveals our nation at its best and worst. It is also a balanced and scrupulously fair story. Booklist What we hear in this marvelous, insightful and courageous volume is the voice of a native southern liberal judging her own community honestly and harshly. Stanley N. Katz, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Jacoway enlivens her text with a host of moving anecdotes and colorful characters. Alex Lichtenstein, Chicago Tribune This is a mesmerizing and brave book, a story with complicated layers and meaning for all Americans, a heroic saga of progress and its consequences. Ken Burns, director of Jazz and The War"