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Up from History

The Life of Booker T. Washington

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$31.00 • £26.95 • €28.95

ISBN 9780674060371

Publication Date: 04/30/2011

* Academic Trade

528 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

54 halftones

Belknap Press

World

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Robert J. Norrell is Professor of History and Bernadotte Schmitt Chair of Excellence at the University of Tennessee.

Awards & Accolades

  • Honorable Mention, 2009 Association of American Publishers PROSE Award, U.S. History & Biography/Autobiography Category
  • A Booklist Top 10 Black History Nonfiction Book of 2009
  • A Library Journal Best Book of 2009
  • A Washington Post Best Book of 2009

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