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My Grandfather's Son[我祖父的儿子]

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作者: （克劳伦斯·托马斯） 著
出版社: HarperCollins US
2008-10
ISBN: 9780060565565
定价: 125.60
装帧: 平装
开本: 其他
纸张: 胶版纸
页数: 289页
正文语种: 英语
分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>历史
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  • Provocative,inspiring,andunflinchinglyhonest,MyGrandfather'sSonisthestoryofoneofAmerica'smostremarkableandcontroversialleaders,SupremeCourtjusticeClarenceThomas,toldinhisownwords.



    ThomaswasborninruralGeorgiaonJune23,1948,intoalifemarkedbypovertyandhunger.HisparentsdivorcedwhenThomaswasstillababy,andhisfathermovednorthtoPhiladelphia,leavinghisyoungmothertoraisehimandhisbrotherandsisteronthetendollarsaweeksheearnedasamaid.Atageseven,Thomasandhissix-year-oldbrotherweresenttolivewithhismother'sfather,MyersAnderson,andherstepmotherintheirSavannahhome.ItwasamovethatwouldforeverchangeThomas'slife.



    Hisgrandfather,whomhecalled"Daddy,"wasablackmanwithastrictworkethic,tryingtoraiseafamilyintheyearsofJimCrow.Thomaswitnessedhisgrandparents'steadfastnessdespiteinjustices,theirhopefulnessdespitebigotry,andtheirdeeplovefortheircountry.HisownquietambitionwouldpropelhimtoHolyCrossandYaleLawSchool,andeventually"despiteabitter,highlycontestedpublicconfirmation"tothehighestcourtintheland.Inthiscandidanddeeplymovingmemoir,aquintessentialAmericantaleofhardshipandgrit,ClarenceThomasrecountshisastonishingjourneyforthefirsttime,andpayshomagetothemanwhomadeitpossible.



    Intimatelyandeloquently,Thomasspeaksout,revealingthepiecesofhislifeheholdsdear,detailingthesufferingandinjusticeshehasovercome,includingtheacrimoniousandpolarizingSenatehearinginvolvingaformeraide,AnitaHill,andthedepressionanddespairitcreatedinhisownlifeandthelivesofthoseclosesttohim.MyGrandfather'sSonisthestoryofadeterminedmanwhosefaith,courage,andperseveranceinspiredhimtoriseupagainstalloddsandachievehisdreams. ClarenceThomasisAssociateJusticeoftheSupremeCourtoftheUnitedStates.BorninPinpoint,Georgia,heisagraduateoftheCollegeoftheHolyCrossandYaleLawSchool.HeliveswithhiswifeandgreatnephewinnorthernVirginia.
  • 内容简介:
    Provocative,inspiring,andunflinchinglyhonest,MyGrandfather'sSonisthestoryofoneofAmerica'smostremarkableandcontroversialleaders,SupremeCourtjusticeClarenceThomas,toldinhisownwords.



    ThomaswasborninruralGeorgiaonJune23,1948,intoalifemarkedbypovertyandhunger.HisparentsdivorcedwhenThomaswasstillababy,andhisfathermovednorthtoPhiladelphia,leavinghisyoungmothertoraisehimandhisbrotherandsisteronthetendollarsaweeksheearnedasamaid.Atageseven,Thomasandhissix-year-oldbrotherweresenttolivewithhismother'sfather,MyersAnderson,andherstepmotherintheirSavannahhome.ItwasamovethatwouldforeverchangeThomas'slife.



    Hisgrandfather,whomhecalled"Daddy,"wasablackmanwithastrictworkethic,tryingtoraiseafamilyintheyearsofJimCrow.Thomaswitnessedhisgrandparents'steadfastnessdespiteinjustices,theirhopefulnessdespitebigotry,andtheirdeeplovefortheircountry.HisownquietambitionwouldpropelhimtoHolyCrossandYaleLawSchool,andeventually"despiteabitter,highlycontestedpublicconfirmation"tothehighestcourtintheland.Inthiscandidanddeeplymovingmemoir,aquintessentialAmericantaleofhardshipandgrit,ClarenceThomasrecountshisastonishingjourneyforthefirsttime,andpayshomagetothemanwhomadeitpossible.



    Intimatelyandeloquently,Thomasspeaksout,revealingthepiecesofhislifeheholdsdear,detailingthesufferingandinjusticeshehasovercome,includingtheacrimoniousandpolarizingSenatehearinginvolvingaformeraide,AnitaHill,andthedepressionanddespairitcreatedinhisownlifeandthelivesofthoseclosesttohim.MyGrandfather'sSonisthestoryofadeterminedmanwhosefaith,courage,andperseveranceinspiredhimtoriseupagainstalloddsandachievehisdreams.
  • 作者简介:
    ClarenceThomasisAssociateJusticeoftheSupremeCourtoftheUnitedStates.BorninPinpoint,Georgia,heisagraduateoftheCollegeoftheHolyCrossandYaleLawSchool.HeliveswithhiswifeandgreatnephewinnorthernVirginia.
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