The Warmth of Other Suns

The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

Author: Isabel Wilkerson
ISBN: 9780679444329

In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNERLYNTON HISTORY PRIZE WINNERHEARTLAND AWARD WINNER DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE FINALIST NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY"The New York Times - USA Today - O: The Oprah Magazine - Amazon - Publishers Weekly - Salon - Newsday - The Daily Beast"" "NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY"The New Yorker - The Washington Post - The Economist - Boston Globe - San Francisco Chronicle - Chicago Tribune - Entertainment Weekly - Philadelphia Inquirer - The Guardian - The Seattle Times - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - The Christian Science Monitor " From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. Wilkerson compares this epic migra

Publisher: Vintage Books
Publish Date: 2011

Subjects: Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, History / United States / 20th Century, History / Social History, Social Science / Emigration & Immigration

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Black Resource Center (Location: 2A)