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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Main Author: Wilkerson, Isabel
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, c2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
African Americans > Migrations > History > 20th century.
Migration, Internal > United States > History > 20th century.
Rural-urban migration > United States > History > 20th century.
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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.
Item Description:NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER
Winner of THE PULITZER PRIZE
Physical Description:x, 622 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [555]-587) and index.
ISBN:9780679444329 (alk. paper)
0679444327 (alk. paper)
9780679604075 (ebook)

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