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The University of Chicago Press, USA, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. In George Washington Williams, John Hope Franklin reconstructs the life of the controversial, self-made black intellectual who wrote the first history of African Americans in the United States. Awarded the Clarence L. Holte Literary Prize, this book traces Franklins forty-year quest for Williamss story, a story largely lost to history until this volume was first published in 1985. The result, part biography and part social history, is a unique consideration of a pioneering historian by his most distinguished successor.Williams, who lived from 1849 to 1891, had a remarkable career as soldier, minister, journalist, lawyer, politician, freelance diplomat, and African traveler, as well as a historian. While Franklin reveals the accomplishments of this neglected figure and emphasizes the racism that curtailed Williamss many talents, he also highlights the personal weaknesses that damaged…
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- Title George Washington Williams,: A Biography
- Author John Hope Franklin
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 2nd Printing
- Pages 348
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago
- Date 1985
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780226260839 / 0226260836
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Library of Congress subjects African Americans, Williams, George Washington
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 85005800
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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