Up From Slavery
by Washington, Booker T
Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) was born a slave on a Virginia farm. Later freed, he headed and developed the Tuskegee Institute and became a leader in education. Widely considered a spokesman for his people, he emphasized social concern in three books as well as his autobiography.Louis R. Harlan, born in Clay County, Mississippi, in 1922, is Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author of Separate and Unequal (University of North Carolina Press, 1958) and of a two-volume biography of Booker T. Washington (Oxford University Press, 1972, 1983). He is the editor, with Raymond W. Smock, of The Booker T. Washington Papers (13 vols., University of Illinois Press, 1972-84). He has been awarded the Beveridge Prize, Bancroft Prize, and Pulitzer Prize for his biography of Washington.
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Up From Slavery. An Autobiography.
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The Heritage Press, New York, 1970. The Heritage Press, New York, 1970. ,Bown linen over boards/gold design/lettering/picture front cover. Near Fine/Slipcase. Autobiography of Booker T. Washington, a man who was born into slavery, but overcame hardships through hard work and diligence. At 25, he became the first principle of Tuskagee college, founded to teach newly freed slaves the… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1901. Very Good -. New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1901. First Edition, second state with "Author of 'The Future of the American Negro' to title. Octavo. 330 pp. Frontis portrait with tissue guard. Maroon cloth stamped in gilt. Top edge gilt. Edges and joints roughly worn with minor fraying and brief… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1901. Near fine.. First edition of Washington's autobiography, detailing his rise from a life born into slavery to becoming the esteemed leader of the Tuskegee Institute. Booker T. Washington's dogged hard work and personal brand of bootstrapping, while sometimes criticized by contemporaries such as W.E.B. Du Bois, was an inspiration to many.… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1970. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine slipcase. Denver Gillen. Quarto (7-1/4" x 10-1/2") bound in brown-black buckram with a Swedish-made textured brown Tumba Ingres paper sides and a brown leather spine label; 236 pages. Introduction by Booker T. Washington III. Illustrated with twelve full-page and two double-page color plates by Denver Gillen. Copy… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Magnum Easy Eye Books - Lancer Books Inc. Repaired; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED. MAGNUM EASY EYE LARGER TYPE FOR EASY READING. BOOK NUMBER: Magnum Easy Eye Number 62; 13-438; 8. ALSO KNOWN AS: This volume… Read more about this item Item Price
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UP FROM SLAVERY: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1901. First Edition, First Printing, Second State. Hardcover. Octavo, ix, 330 pages. In Very Good condition. Full binding of red cloth with gilt lettering. Minor shelfwear. Some creasing along spine. Top edge of textblock gilt. Light age toning to text block. Inscription of previous owner on front free endpaper. Some separation of frontispiece… Read more about this item Item Price
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Up From Slavery: An Autobiography
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1904. Later printing. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo, 330pp., with frontispiece. A very good copy, better than often found. Chip to the crown, spine gently cocked, and the binding just a touch shaken, but a clean, bright example. Later printing of the first edition, with 1904 date on the title page. Item Price
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1901 Booker T Washington 1ed Up from Slavery American Poverty KKK Racism
"Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others."
― Booker T. Washington, Up from Slavery
Booker T. Washington was a famous 19th-century American civil rights activist known for his anti-slavery platform during the height of Negro lynchings in the American South. Born as a slave… Read more about this item Item Price
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UP FROM SLAVERY
by Booker T. Washington
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Autobiography of Booker T. Washington, a man who was born into slavery, but overcame hardships through hard work and diligence. At 25, he became the first principle of Tuskagee college, founded to teach newly freed slaves the skills to gain employment. In this position he rose to become a nationally known figure, and advocate for American freedmen. His story provides… Read more about this item Item Price
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UP FROM SLAVERY
by WASHINGTON, Booker T
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1970. Hardcover. Bookplate tipped to front pastedown. Fine in a close to Fine slipcase with mild scuffing. Denver Gillen. Quarto (7-1/4" x 10-1/2") bound in brown-black buckram with a Swedish-made textured brown Tumba Ingres paper sides and a brown leather spine label; 236 pages. Introduction by Booker T. Washington III. Illustrated with 12… Read more about this item Item Price
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Book is in Poor condition, with front hinge loose, rear hinge starting. Endpaper through text page 4 hanging on by threads. Page 327/328 of the Index has come away and is now laid-in. The rest of the pages are secure. Prior owner name written in pencil on front flypaper. Pages are unmarked. Item Price
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Up From Slavery
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Doubleday, Page & Company. First Printing, with following points: Line On Title Page Reads Author Of "The Future Of The American Negro"; Extra Comma After 1901 Date On Copyright Page. Compliments card of the author tipped in on ffep. Publishers deep maroon ribbed cloth with gilt stamped titles on the front and spine, bright gilt topstain. A bit of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Up From Slavery
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Boston, Mass: Western Islands, 1965. Softcover. Very Good. First thus. Very good in wrappers. Minor soiling on cover, text yellowed. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. Item Price
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