The Warmth of Other Suns:The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

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出版社: Random House US
2010-09
版次: 1
ISBN: 9780679444329
定价: 239.00
装帧: 精装
开本: 16开
纸张: 胶版纸
页数: 640页
正文语种: 英语
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  • Inthisepic,beautifullywrittenmasterwork,PulitzerPrize–winningauthorIsabelWilkersonchroniclesoneofthegreatuntoldstoriesofAmericanhistory:thedecades-longmigrationofblackcitizenswhofledtheSouthfornorthernandwesterncities,insearchofabetterlife.From1915to1970,thisexodusofalmostsixmillionpeoplechangedthefaceofAmerica.Wilkersoncomparesthisepicmigrationtothemigrationsofotherpeoplesinhistory.Sheinterviewedmorethanathousandpeople,andgainedaccesstonewdataandofficialrecords,towritethisdefinitiveandvividlydramaticaccountofhowtheseAmericanjourneysunfolded,alteringourcities,ourcountry,andourselves.?Withstunninghistoricaldetail,Wilkersontellsthisstorythroughthelivesofthreeuniqueindividuals:IdaMaeGladney,whoin1937leftsharecroppingandprejudiceinMississippiforChicago,wheresheachievedquietblue-collarsuccessand,inoldage,votedforBarackObamawhenheranforanIllinoisSenateseat;sharpandquick-temperedGeorgeStarling,whoin1945fledFloridaforHarlem,whereheendangeredhisjobfightingforcivilrights,sawhisfamilyfall,andfinallyfoundpeaceinGod;andRobertFoster,wholeftLouisianain1953topursueamedicalcareer,thepersonalphysiciantoRayCharlesaspartofaglitteringlysuccessfulmedicalcareer,whichallowedhimtopurchaseagrandhomewhereheoftenthrewexuberantparties.Wilkersonbrilliantlycapturestheirfirsttreacherousandexhaustingcross-countrytripsbycarandtrainandtheirnewlivesincoloniesthatgrewintoghettos,aswellashowtheychangedthesecitieswithsouthernfood,faith,andcultureandimprovedthemwithdiscipline,drive,andhardwork.Botharivetingmicrocosmandamajorassessment,TheWarmthofOtherSunsisabold,remarkable,andrivetingwork,asuperbaccountofan“unrecognizedimmigration”withinourownland.Throughthebreadthofitsnarrative,thebeautyofthewriting,thedepthofitsresearch,andthefullnessofthepeopleandlivesportrayedherein,thisbookisdestinedtobecomeaclassic. IsabelWilkersonwonthe1994PulitzerPrizeforFeatureWritingforherreportingasChicagobureauchiefofTheNewYorkTimes.TheawardmadeherthefirstblackwomaninthehistoryofAmericanjournalismtowinaPulitzerPrizeandthefirstAfricanAmericantowinforindividualreporting.ShewontheGeorgePolkAwardforhercoverageoftheMidwestandaJohnSimonGuggenheimFellowshipforherresearchintotheGreatMigration.ShehaslecturedonnarrativewritingattheNiemanFoundationatHarvardUniversityandhasservedasFerrisProfessorofJournalismatPrincetonUniversityandastheJamesM.CoxJr.ProfessorofJournalismatEmoryUniversity.SheiscurrentlyProfessorofJournalismandDirectorofNarrativeNonfictionatBostonUniversity.DuringtheGreatMigration,herparentsjourneyedfromGeorgiaandsouthernVirginiatoWashington,D.C.,whereshewasbornandreared.Thisisherfirstbook.
  • 内容简介:
    Inthisepic,beautifullywrittenmasterwork,PulitzerPrize–winningauthorIsabelWilkersonchroniclesoneofthegreatuntoldstoriesofAmericanhistory:thedecades-longmigrationofblackcitizenswhofledtheSouthfornorthernandwesterncities,insearchofabetterlife.From1915to1970,thisexodusofalmostsixmillionpeoplechangedthefaceofAmerica.Wilkersoncomparesthisepicmigrationtothemigrationsofotherpeoplesinhistory.Sheinterviewedmorethanathousandpeople,andgainedaccesstonewdataandofficialrecords,towritethisdefinitiveandvividlydramaticaccountofhowtheseAmericanjourneysunfolded,alteringourcities,ourcountry,andourselves.?Withstunninghistoricaldetail,Wilkersontellsthisstorythroughthelivesofthreeuniqueindividuals:IdaMaeGladney,whoin1937leftsharecroppingandprejudiceinMississippiforChicago,wheresheachievedquietblue-collarsuccessand,inoldage,votedforBarackObamawhenheranforanIllinoisSenateseat;sharpandquick-temperedGeorgeStarling,whoin1945fledFloridaforHarlem,whereheendangeredhisjobfightingforcivilrights,sawhisfamilyfall,andfinallyfoundpeaceinGod;andRobertFoster,wholeftLouisianain1953topursueamedicalcareer,thepersonalphysiciantoRayCharlesaspartofaglitteringlysuccessfulmedicalcareer,whichallowedhimtopurchaseagrandhomewhereheoftenthrewexuberantparties.Wilkersonbrilliantlycapturestheirfirsttreacherousandexhaustingcross-countrytripsbycarandtrainandtheirnewlivesincoloniesthatgrewintoghettos,aswellashowtheychangedthesecitieswithsouthernfood,faith,andcultureandimprovedthemwithdiscipline,drive,andhardwork.Botharivetingmicrocosmandamajorassessment,TheWarmthofOtherSunsisabold,remarkable,andrivetingwork,asuperbaccountofan“unrecognizedimmigration”withinourownland.Throughthebreadthofitsnarrative,thebeautyofthewriting,thedepthofitsresearch,andthefullnessofthepeopleandlivesportrayedherein,thisbookisdestinedtobecomeaclassic.
  • 作者简介:
    IsabelWilkersonwonthe1994PulitzerPrizeforFeatureWritingforherreportingasChicagobureauchiefofTheNewYorkTimes.TheawardmadeherthefirstblackwomaninthehistoryofAmericanjournalismtowinaPulitzerPrizeandthefirstAfricanAmericantowinforindividualreporting.ShewontheGeorgePolkAwardforhercoverageoftheMidwestandaJohnSimonGuggenheimFellowshipforherresearchintotheGreatMigration.ShehaslecturedonnarrativewritingattheNiemanFoundationatHarvardUniversityandhasservedasFerrisProfessorofJournalismatPrincetonUniversityandastheJamesM.CoxJr.ProfessorofJournalismatEmoryUniversity.SheiscurrentlyProfessorofJournalismandDirectorofNarrativeNonfictionatBostonUniversity.DuringtheGreatMigration,herparentsjourneyedfromGeorgiaandsouthernVirginiatoWashington,D.C.,whereshewasbornandreared.Thisisherfirstbook.
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