Displaying 1 of 1 2011 Título: The warmth of other suns : the epic story of America's great migration / Isabel Wilkerson. Formato: Book Autor: Wilkerson, Isabel, author. Edición: 1st Vintage Books ed. Editorial, Fecha: New York : Vintage Books, 2011. ©2010 Copyright: ©2010 Descripción: x, 622 pages ; 24 cm Resumen: 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. Temas: African Americans -- Migrations -- History -- 20th century. Migration, Internal -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Rural-urban migration -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Notas: Originally published: New York : Random House, ©2010. Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-587) and index. National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction winner, 2010 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, 2011 Contenido: Part 1: . In the land of the forefathers -- Leaving -- Great Migration, 1915-1970 -- Part 2: Beginnings -- Ida Mae Brandon Gladney -- Stirrings of discontent -- George Swanson Starling -- Robert Joseph Pershing Foster -- Burdensome labor -- Awakening -- Breaking away -- Part 3: Exodus -- Appointed time of their coming -- Crossing over -- Part 4: Kinder mistress -- Chicago -- New York -- Los Angeles -- Things they left behind -- Transplanted in alien soil -- Divisions -- To bend in strange winds -- Other side of Jordan -- Complications -- River keeps running -- Prodigals -- Disillusionment -- Revolutions -- Fullness of the migration -- Part 5: Aftermath -- In the places they left -- Losses -- More North and West than South -- Redemption -- Perhaps, to bloom -- Winter of their lives -- Emancipation of Ida Mae -- Epilogue. ISBN: 9780679763888 (trade paperback) 0679763880 (trade paperback) Otro número: 697261679 Número de control: 2531318 Disponibilidad en sistema: 16 N.º de artículos del sistema en: 15 Reservas vigentes: 0 N.º de artículos locales: 0 N.º de artículos locales en: 0 Reservas de cursos: 0 Hacer solicitud Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Available?' section below. Agregar a Mi lista Compartir Expand All | Collapse All Disponibilidad Buscar en el mapa Sugerencias y más Imagen de portada ampliada Pantalla de bibliotecario Displaying 1 of 1