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245 14 a| The warmth of other suns :b| the epic story of America's great migration /c| Isabel Wilkerson.;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [555]-587) and index.;

505 0 a| In the land of the forefathers. Leaving ; The Great Migration, 1915-1970 -- Beginnings. Ida Mae Brandon Gladney ; The stirrings of discontent ; George Swanson Starling ; Robert Joseph Pershing Foster ; A burdensome labor ; The Awakening ; Breaking away -- Exodus. The appointed time of their crossing ; Crossing over -- The kinder mistress. Chicago ; New York ; Los Angeles ; The things they left behind ; Transplanted in alien soil ; Divisions ; To bend in strange winds ; The other side of Jordan ; Complications ; The river keeps running ; The prodigals ; Disillusionment ; Revolutions ; The fullness of the migration -- Aftermath. In the places they left ; Losses ; More North and West than South ; Redemption ; And, perhaps, to bloom ; The winter of their lives ; The emancipation of Ida Mae.;

520 a| In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America.;

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The warmth of other suns : the epic story of America's great migration / Isabel Wilkerson.

Author/creator	Wilkerson, Isabel
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Random House, ©2010.
Description	x, 622 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects	African Americans--Migrations. --History. --20th century. Great Migration, ca. 1914-ca. 1970. Migration, Internal--United States. --History. --20th century. Rural-urban migration--United States. --History. --20th century.

Contents	In the land of the forefathers. Leaving ; The Great Migration, 1915-1970 -- Beginnings. Ida Mae Brandon Gladney ; The stirrings of discontent ; George Swanson Starling ; Robert Joseph Pershing Foster ; A burdensome labor ; The Awakening ; Breaking away -- Exodus. The appointed time of their crossing ; Crossing over -- The kinder mistress. Chicago ; New York ; Los Angeles ; The things they left behind ; Transplanted in alien soil ; Divisions ; To bend in strange winds ; The other side of Jordan ; Complications ; The river keeps running ; The prodigals ; Disillusionment ; Revolutions ; The fullness of the migration -- Aftermath. In the places they left ; Losses ; More North and West than South ; Redemption ; And, perhaps, to bloom ; The winter of their lives ; The emancipation of Ida Mae.
Abstract	In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [555]-587) and index.
Digital Bookplate	Bookplate for Gene and Susan Roberts
Acquisitions source	Joyner Rare copy gift of Gene and Susan Roberts, 2016.
LCCN	2009049753
ISBN	9780679444329 (alk. paper) :
ISBN	0679444327

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