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Marion Barry: The Politics of Race
by Agronsky, Jonathan
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- Hardcover
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AUTHOR WILL SIGN AND INSCRIBE THIS BOOK TO SUIT BUYER!! Latham, New York: British American Publishing, Ltd., 1991 Marion S. Barry, Jr., the controversial and charismatic former mayor of the nation's capital, is the subject of a fascinating portrait by award-winning journalist Jonathan Agronsky. The author takes the myriad pieces of a complex puzzle and assembles them skillfully into a disturbing portrait of a man who had earned his place in history as a champion of the poor and downtrodden, only to throw his hard-won accomplishments away after getting arrested, tried and convicted for smoking crack cocaine, the same drug that was devastating Washington, D.C.'s poorest neighborhoods. First Edition. Hard Cover. Brand New/Brand New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.
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- Title
- Marion Barry: The Politics of Race
- Author
- Agronsky, Jonathan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Brand New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing of First Edition
- Publisher
- British American Publishing, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Latham, New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Black Mayors, Washington, D.C., Racial Politics, Civil Rights, Crack Cocaine, Criminal Trials
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