Publicado por High Street Press, 2006
ISBN 10: 0978867807 ISBN 13: 9780978867805
Librería: HPB-Ruby, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
Publicado por Arcadia Publishing, 2017
ISBN 10: 1467125245 ISBN 13: 9781467125246
Librería: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: New.
Publicado por Arcadia Publishing, 2017
ISBN 10: 1467125245 ISBN 13: 9781467125246
Librería: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Publicado por Sydney, Kingsclear Books, reprinted 2003., 2003
Librería: Grant's Bookshop, Cheltenham, VIC, Australia
(iv)+137pp. Oblong 4to. Original wrappers. Black and white illustrations throughout. A fine copy.
Publicado por Sydney, Kingsclear Books, second edition 1999., 1999
Librería: Grant's Bookshop, Cheltenham, VIC, Australia
(iv)+137pp. Oblong 4to. Original wrappers. Title page loose. Black and white illustrations throughout. A very good copy.
Publicado por Kingsclear Books Sydney 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0908272456 ISBN 13: 9780908272457
Librería: THE CROSS Art + Books, Sydney, NSW, Australia
21.0 x 28.0cms, 140pp, b/w illusts, very good paperback & cover This social history embraces the indigenous inhabitants, early explorers and the first land grants. It covers the colourful characters and incidents of the district's history.
Publicado por Kingsclear Books Sydney 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0908272456 ISBN 13: 9780908272457
Librería: THE CROSS Art + Books, Sydney, NSW, Australia
New 21.0 x 28.0cms, 140pp, b/w Illusts New Soft Cover This social history embraces the indigenous inhabitants, early explorers and the first land grants. It covers the colourful characters and incidents of the district's history.
Condición: Used - Good.
Publicado por Arcadia Pub, 2017
ISBN 10: 1467125245 ISBN 13: 9781467125246
Librería: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 128 pages. 9.25x6.50x0.31 inches. In Stock.
Publicado por Atria Books, New York, 2003
ISBN 10: 0743407873 ISBN 13: 9780743407878
Librería: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición Ejemplar firmado
Hardcover. Condición: Very good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very good. David Sharpe (Front cover photograph) and Donna A. Ilustrador. xiv, 370 pages. Illustrations. Interviews. Notes. Index. The DJ has minor wear and soiling. Inscribed by the authorizer/author Eleanor Holmes Norton on the title page. Inscription reads Eleanor Holmes Norton to Mook, My friend and the man the [unclear] cannot do without! Foreword by Coretta Scott King. Ink notation on Dedication Page may be related to the author [Lester]. Dr. Lester is the author of six critically acclaimed books. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, CNN, Ebony, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Black Issues Book Review, Ms., Cosmopolitan, Common Dreams, and Huffington Post, among others. Eleanor Holmes Norton (born June 13, 1937) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a delegate to the United States House of Representatives, representing the District of Columbia since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to serving in Congress, Holmes Norton organized for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during the civil rights movement and was chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Norton was on the founding advisory board of the Women's Rights Law Reporter (founded 1970), the first legal periodical in the United States to focus exclusively on the field of women's rights law. In the early 1970s, Norton was a signer of the Black Woman's Manifesto, a classic document of the Black feminist movement. She is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus. Derived from a Kirkus review: In a gratifying autobiography/biography, journalist Lester tells the story with the help of significant patches of quotations from Norton. Readers will get a strong taste of Norton's forceful personality and the constancy and vigor of her convictions, which are sometimes expressed with a passion that can make her seem overbearing. The roots of Norton's activism are easy to discern in the proud and loving portrayal here of her ancestors, fugitive slaves who fashioned a life in Washington, D.C. The importance of familyâ"a theme Norton will return to again and again in her careerâ"is seen as she describes the importance of her mother and father. She details her years at Antioch and Yale and with SNCC, her radicalism and grassroots participatory philosophy, then her distancing from the Black Power movement, for "once Black Power became black racism, hey, they left me too. . . . The great unifying philosophies are what keep hold." That sense of unity is what allowed her to operate so effectively within the public sphere, in New York City's Human Rights Commission, at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and as congresswoman from Washington, tackling a swath of issues ranging from D.C. statehood through discriminatory practices wherever they might be and on to the Clarence Thomas appointment. A well-framed memoir, satisfyingly candid while also abrim with political theory: a filigreed work that maps Norton's evolution as an advocate for human rights. First Atria Books hardcover printing January 2003 [stated].