The Chicago Race Riots: July, 1919 - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Carl Sandburg, Walter Lippmann (Introduction by), Paul Buhle (Preface by)Publish date:2013-02-21Pages:96
Language:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486498454ISBN-10:048649845XUPC:9780486498454Book Category:History, Literary Collections, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:United States, Cultural, Ethnic & RegionalBook Topic:20th CenturySize:8.30 x 5.30 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.2513Product ID:SC7EMBJNV2
The Chicago Race Riots: July, 1919
Nearly a century ago, an African-American teenager crossed an invisible line of segregation at a Chicago beach and paid with his life. The incident set off days of violence that resulted in several dozen deaths and hundreds of injuries as well as the destruction of homes and businesses. This contemporary account was written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and poet Carl Sandburg, who reported on...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486498454ISBN-10:048649845XUPC:9780486498454Book Category:History, Literary Collections, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:United States, Cultural, Ethnic & RegionalBook Topic:20th CenturySize:8.30 x 5.30 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.2513Product ID:SC7EMBJNV2
American writer, editor, and poet Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) published more than 40 books and won three Pulitzer Prizes, two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. This volume is drawn from his reportage for the Chicago Daily News.
Publisher: Dover Publications
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Carl Sandburg, Walter Lippmann (Introduction by), Paul Buhle (Preface by)
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