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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Other titles in the America in the King Years series:Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years, 1963-65by Taylor Branch
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: In the second volume of his three-part history, a monumental trilogy that began with Parting the Waters, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, Taylor Branch portrays the Civil Rights Movement at its zenith, recounting the climactic struggles as they commanded the national stage. Review:Bill MaxwellSt. Petersburg TimesPillar of Fire, a history of symbiosis and epiphany, records King's vision and the disparate moral currents that forced America to redefine itslef in light of its failures to live up to its own principles of freedom. Review:Alan WolfeThe New York Times Book ReviewAs he did in Parting the Waters, Branch brings to these events both a passion for their detail and a recognition of their larger historical significance. Review:Bill Maxwell St. Petersburg Times Pillar of Fire, a history of symbiosis and epiphany, records King's vision and the disparate moral currents that forced America to redefine itslef in light of its failures to live up to its own principles of freedom. Review:Trevor ColemanDetroit Free PressThe strength of Pillar of Fire lies in Branch's unsurpassed ability to bring the reader into the moment, enabling one to almost feel the tension of the times. Review:Richard BernsteinThe New York TimesBy the time you have finished [Pillar of Fire], you feel almost as if you have relieved the era, not just read about it. Review:Jeff ShesolThe Washington PostPolitics and personalities, ambition and imagination, triumph and tragedy. Review:Jon MeachamNewsweekPillar of Fire is a magisterial history of one of the most tumultuous periods in postwar America. Branch's storytelling is strong, his storytelling colorful. Reading Branch, it is easier to see why even the most remarkable revolutions are never complete. Review:Ray JenkinsThe Baltimore SunBranch has an uncanny ability to penetrate the most obscure nooks and crannies of the past to provide a whole new perpective on the Sixties... Synopsis:In the second volume of the three-part trilogy of monumental history that began with the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Parting the Waters", Taylor Branch recreates the dramas that affected every American as the civil rights movement grew in size, impact, and intensity. of photos. Synopsis:In the second volume of his three-part history, a monumental trilogy that began with Parting the Waters, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, Taylor Branch portrays the Civil Rights Movement at its zenith, recounting the climactic struggles as they commanded the national stage. Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [620]-716) and index. Table of ContentsContents Preface to Pillar of Fire PART ONE BIRMIGHAM TIDES 1 Islam in Los Angeles 2 Prophets in Chicago 3 LBJ in St. Augustine 4 Gamblers in Law 5 To Vote in Mississippi: Advance by Retreat 6 Tremors: L.A. to Selma 7 Marx in the White House 8 Summer Freeze 9 Cavalry: Lowenstein and the Church 10 Mirrors in Black and White 11 Against All Enemies 12 Frontiers on Edge: The Last Month PART TWO NEW WORLDS PASSING 13 Grief 14 High Councils 15 Hattiesburg Freedom Day 16 Ambush 17 Spreading Poisons 18 The Creation of Muhammad Ali 19 Shaky Pulpits 20 Mary Peabody Meets the Klan 21 Wrestling with Legends 22 Filibusters 23 Pilgrims and Empty Pitchers 24 Brushfires PART THREE FREEDOM SUMMER 25 Jail Marches 26 Bogue Chitto Swamp 27 Beachheads 28 Testing Freedom 29 The Cow Palace Revolt 30 King in Mississippi 31 Riot Politics 32 Crime, War, and Freedom School 33 White House Etiquette 34 A Dog in the Manger: The Atlantic City Compromise 35 "We see the giants..." 36 Movements Unbound PART FOUR "LORD, MAKE ME PURE — BUT NOT YET" 37 Landslide 38 Nobel Prize 39 To the Valley: The Downward King 40 Saigon, Audubon, and Selma Epilogue Acknowledgments Abbreviations Used in Source Notes Notes Major Works Cited in Notes Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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