Vernon can read!
a memoir
1st ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Gordon-Reed, Annette. - Contributor
Publication
2001 - Public Affairs, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
86,000 words, Guess
Page Count
344 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivevernoncanreadmem00jord_025
- Internet Archivevernoncanreadmem0000jord
- Internet Archivevernoncanreadmem00jord
- ISBN-10189162069X
- ISBN-139781891620690
and 5 more
- Goodreads1119819
- Library of Congress Control Number2001041867
- OCLC Control Number47443874
- Better World Books9781891620690
- Open LibraryOL3950058M
Classifications
- DDC323/.092
- DDCB
- LCCE185.97 .J78 A3 2001
and 1 more
- LCCE185.97.J78 A3 2001
Description
"In 1955, as a college student home in Atlanta for vacation, Vernon Jordan had a summer job driving a retired white banker around town. During the man's afternoon naps Jordan passed the time reading books, a fact that astounded his boss. "Vernon can read!" the man exclaimed to his relatives. Nearly fifty years later, Vernon Jordan, longtime civil rights leader, adviser and close friend to presidents and business leaders, and one of the most charismatic figures in America, has written an unforgettable book about his life and times. It is a story that encompasses the sweeping struggles, changes, and dangers of black life during the civil rights revolution."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Biography
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