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King : a life  Cover Image Book Book

King : a life / Jonathan Eig.

Eig, Jonathan, (author.).

Summary:

"The first full biography in decades, "King" mixes revelatory and exhaustive new research with brisk and accessible storytelling to forge the definitive life for our times"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780374279295 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: x, 669 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
African American Baptists > Clergy > Biography.
African American civil rights workers > Biography.
African Americans > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch 323.092 King-E 31681010323178 NONFIC Available -

Jonathan Eig is a former senior writer for The Wall Street Journal. He is the New York Times bestselling author of five books, including Ali: A Life, Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig, and Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season. Ken Burns calls him "a master storyteller," and Eig's books have been listed among the best of the year by The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Sports Illustrated, and Slate. He lives in Chicago with his wife and children.


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