Andrew L. Barnes
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IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 13
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Born a slave in Virginia in 1856, Booker T. Washington rose in prominence to become black America's foremost spokesman. This is the dramatic autobiographical account of Washington's struggle to succeed and prosper in a country that refused to acknowledge his existence. From his fight for an education to his founding of the world-renowned Tuskegee Institute, Up From Slavery is one of the most significant and defining works in American literature. A...
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2004
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Ray Charles led one of the most extraordinary lives of any popular musician. In Brother Ray, he reveals his life story unsparingly, from the chronicle of his musical development to his heroin addiction to his tangled romantic life. From his early life of poverty, he went on to invent, almost single-handedly, what became known as “soul.” And throughout a career of more than a half century, Ray Charles remained in complete control of his life and...