Black Like Me
by John Howard Griffin
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Brooklyn, New York, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
John Howard Griffin (1920-1980) is known internationally as the author of two novels, Nuni and The Devil Rides Outside , five books and monographs on racism in addition to Black Like Me , a biography of Thomas Merton , three collections of photography, a volume of journals, two historical works on Texas, a musicological study, and The John Howard Reader . Born in Dallas, Texas, and educated in France, he served in the U.S. Air Force in the South Pacific, where an injury he received during a Japanese bombardment eventually resulted in the complete loss of his sight. In the 1950's he converted to Catholicism, married, and raised a family. In 1957, (after ten years of blindness) he miraculously regained his sight.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24cx
- Title
- Black Like Me
- Author
- John Howard Griffin
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Signet
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 12mo - over 6� - 7�" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- [law, blackface, journalism]
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed; Black Interest; American History;
Terms of Sale
Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books
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Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books
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