America in the King Years 195463
by Taylor Branch
Recommended by 3 notable people, including Ryan Holiday and Barack Obama
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In Parting the Waters, the first volume of his essential America in the King Years series, Pulitzer Prize winner Taylor Branch gives a ?compelling?masterfully told? (The Wall Street Journal) account of Martin Luther King?s early years and rise to greatness.Hailed as the most masterful story ever told of the American Civil Rights Movement, Parting t...
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Recommended by 7 sources and appears in Books Recommended by Ryan Holiday, American History, and Most Recommended Books.
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