ISBN: 9780060985134

“A cohesive picture of an extraordinary figure. . . . The issues raised by Bruce’s life and career resonate today, making Graham’s book not just a history but a revealin… Mehr…

“A cohesive picture of an extraordinary figure. . . . The issues raised by Bruce’s life and career resonate today, making Graham’s book not just a history but a revealing commentary on race and class, and on their inordinately powerful force in shaping our lives today.”—Chicago TribuneSpanning more than a century, Lawrence Otis’s illuminating biography is a fascinating look at race and class in America, witnessed through the life of Blanche Kelso Bruce—the head of America’s first black dynasty and the first black U.S. senator. Otis reveals how Bruce rose from slavery to achieve power and prestige in the aftermath of the Civil War. With his wife, the daughter of a prominent Philadelphia physician, he would break social and racial barriers—a legacy continued by their children until scandal destroyed the family’s wealth and stature. Filled with triumph and tragedy, Otis’s riveting book brings into focus an important yet little-known segment of our nation’s past. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Social Sciences>African Amer Studies>African Amer Studies, HarperCollins Publishers Core >1<

ISBN: 9780060985134

â??A cohesive picture of an extraordinary figure. . . . The issues raised by Bruceâ??s life and career resonate today, making Grahamâ??s book not just a history but a revealing commentary… Mehr…

â??A cohesive picture of an extraordinary figure. . . . The issues raised by Bruceâ??s life and career resonate today, making Grahamâ??s book not just a history but a revealing commentary on race and class, and on their inordinately powerful force in shaping our lives today."â??Chicago TribuneSpanning more than a century, Lawrence Otisâ??s illuminating biography is a fascinating look at race and class in America, witnessed through the life of Blanche Kelso Bruceâ??the head of Americaâ??s first black dynasty and the first black U. S. senator. Otis reveals how Bruce rose from slavery to achieve power and prestige in the aftermath of the Civil War. With his wife, the daughter of a prominent Philadelphia physician, he would break social and racial barriersâ??a legacy continued by their children until scandal destroyed the familyâ??s wealth and stature. Filled with triumph and tragedy, Otisâ??s riveting book brings into focus an important yet little-known segment of our nationâ??s past. | The Senator and the Socialite by Lawrence Otis Graham Paperback | Indigo Chapters Books > History > North American History > United States > African American History P10101, Lawrence Otis Graham<

ISBN: 9780060985134

“A cohesive picture of an extraordinary figure. . . . The issues raised by Bruce’s life and career resonate today, making Graham’s book not just a history but a revealing commentary on ra… Mehr…

“A cohesive picture of an extraordinary figure. . . . The issues raised by Bruce’s life and career resonate today, making Graham’s book not just a history but a revealing commentary on race and class, and on their inordinately powerful force in shaping our lives today."—Chicago TribuneSpanning more than a century, Lawrence Otis’s illuminating biography is a fascinating look at race and class in America, witnessed through the life of Blanche Kelso Bruce—the head of America’s first black dynasty and the first black U. S. senator. Otis reveals how Bruce rose from slavery to achieve power and prestige in the aftermath of the Civil War. With his wife, the daughter of a prominent Philadelphia physician, he would break social and racial barriers—a legacy continued by their children until scandal destroyed the family’s wealth and stature. Filled with triumph and tragedy, Otis’s riveting book brings into focus an important yet little-known segment of our nation’s past. | The Senator and the Socialite by Lawrence Otis Graham Paperback | Indigo Chapters Books > History > North American History > United States > African American History P10101, Lawrence Otis Graham<

ISBN: 9780060985134

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