{"product_id":"parting-the-waters-america-in-the-king-years-1954-63-paperback","title":"Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTaylor Branch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eParting the Waters\u003c\/i\u003e, the first volume of his essential America in the King Years series, Pulitzer Prize winner Taylor Branch gives a \"compelling...masterfully told\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) account of Martin Luther King's early years and rise to greatness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHailed as the most masterful story ever told of the American Civil Rights Movement, \u003ci\u003eParting the Waters\u003c\/i\u003e is destined to endure for generations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving from the fiery political baptism of Martin Luther King, Jr., to the corridors of Camelot where the Kennedy brothers weighed demands for justice against the deceptions of J. Edgar Hoover, here is a vivid tapestry of America, torn and finally transformed by a revolutionary struggle unequaled since the Civil War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaylor Branch provides an unsurpassed portrait of King's rise to greatness and illuminates the stunning courage and private conflict, the deals, maneuvers, betrayals, and rivalries that determined history behind closed doors, at boycotts and sit-ins, on bloody freedom rides, and through siege and murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEpic in scope and impact, Branch's chronicle definitively captures one of the nation's most crucial passages.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaylor Branch is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eParting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-63\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePillar of Fire: America in the King Years, 1963-65\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAt Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-1968\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Clinton Tapes\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1088\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.07 x 9.22 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Book Awards (1989)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Book Critics Circle Award (1988)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pulitzer Prize (1989)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379553779890,"sku":"9780671687427","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f5959e20ceabf2e30ea88bab5f06df48.webp?v=1777765949","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/parting-the-waters-america-in-the-king-years-1954-63-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}