The Herndons by Carole Merritt
Born a slave and reared a sharecropper, Alonzo Herndon (1858-1927) later amassed a fortune. Through his barbering, real estate, and life insurance ventures, he became one of the wealthiest African American business figures of his era. This richly illustrated book chronicles his ascent and his remarkable family's achievements in Jim Crow Atlanta.CAROLE MERRITT is a former director of the historic Herndon Home museum in Atlanta. She is author of Homecoming: African American Family History in Georgia.
| SKU | Nicht verfügbar |
| ISBN 13 | 9780820323091 |
| ISBN 10 | 0820323098 |
| Titel | The Herndons |
| Autor | Carole Merritt |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Hardback |
| Verlag | University of Georgia Press |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2002-06-30 |
| Seitenanzahl | 264 |
| Preise | Commended for Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary_award (Nonfiction) 2003, Commended for Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award (Nonfiction) 2003 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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