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| Género/Forma: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Tipo de material: | Biografía, Recurso en Internet |
| Tipo de documento: | Libro/Texto, Recurso en Internet |
| Todos autores / colaboradores: |
Henry Louis Gates; Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham; W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research. |
| ISBN: | 019516024X 9780195160246 |
| Número OCLC: | 53361279 |
| Descripción: | xxvi, 1025 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Contenido: | Introduction -- Directory of contributors -- Subjects in African American lives -- African American lives -- Subjects by category or area of renown -- African American, prizewinners, medalists, members of Congress, and judges -- Index. |
| Responsabilidad: | edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham. |
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<br>..".there's no doubt that African American Lives has the definitive list of black contributions in a new reference book that's thoroughly researched and well written....the book is a treasury of entertaining and informative glimpses into American and world history....The research that went into each biography pays off handsomely. Each story is told with depth and detail. No reader should leave this book without having learned the significance of each profiled individual and his or her contribution to society....Such vivid details set African American Lives apart from other reference materials. The book is a must for anyone who loves history. Don't be deterred by the price. It's worth every penny, and given the book's research and writing, shouldn't sit idly on any shelf to gather dust."--Sun-Sentinel<p><br>"The alphabetically arranged biographical entries are well written and focus on the subject's contributions to both the subculture and history of black Americans as well as the person's impact on the general history and culture of the US....Relatively inexpensive, African American Lives offers accessible and authoritative biographical and critical information on a well-selected representative group of influential black Americans. It also offers a glimpse into what promises to be a major publishing event of 2006---the publication of a multivolume biographical encyclopedia on African Americans. African American Lives is highly recommended for most academic and public libraries."--Booklist STARRED Review<p><br>"When is a reference book vastly more than just a reference book? One plausible answer: when it's this one."--Buffalo News<p><br>"If there is no history, only biography, then this work opens multiple fresh vistas on proper African American history.... This work easily supplants Rayford Logan and Michael Winston's Dictionary of American Negro Biography (1982) while also serving as a tantalizing appetizer to the feast promised in 2006 with the release of a 60 Leer más
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