The warmth of other suns : the epic story of America's great migration /
In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Random House,
[2010]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Table of contents |
| Summary: | In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 622 pages ; 25 cm |
| Awards: | Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, 2011. National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, 2010. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780679444329 0679444327 9781448755936 144875593X 9780679763888 0679763880 |