Up From Slavery
 | • Author: | Booker T. Washington |
• Year Written: | 1901 | |
• Nationality: | American | |
• Genre: | Autobiography | |
• Cover Artist: | TBA | |
• Voice Actor: | TBA | |
• Recorded by: | TBA | |
• Length: | TBA |
"Ah, the good old days!" Maybe they weren't quite as idyllic aswe would like to think, but they are definitely worth revisiting. Thosesimpler, slower, sentimental days can be respites from today's hecticpace and sometime impersonal feel. Enjoying a trip to yesteryear iswhat our NOSTALGIC AUDIOBOOKS are all about. So, whether you've livedthrough them yourself or are just of that tender bent, you're invitedto sit a spell and reminisce. Now, how about a nice cup of tea?
 | Kalliope's Review | "This book is pure inspiration! I'm always delighted to suggest a book that will lift you up and encourage your socks off. If you are wondering why life is hard or you're discouraged with the world, meeting Dr. Washington and listening to his story will warm your heart down to your tootsies. Two of his major themes are his belief in the dignity of work and his belief in freedom. Really, you have got to hear all that this man was able to do in just 59 years of life!" ~ Kalliope |
 | Short Book Summary | Written 1901 by Booker T. Washington, the book Up From Slavery describes his rise from a being a slave child during the Civil War, through his getting an education at the Hampton University, to his work establishing schools, most notably the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. His life was dedicated to helping disadvantaged minorities learn useful, marketable skills and to pull themselves by the bootstraps. He reflects on the generosity of both teachers and philanthropists who helped him, and describes his efforts to instill manners, breeding, health and a feeling of dignity in his students. |
 | Read First Paragraph | "I was born a slave on a plantation in Franklin County, Virginia. I am not quite sure of the exact place or exact date of my birth, but at any rate I suspect I must have been born somewhere and at some time. As nearly as I have been able to learn, I was born near a cross-roads post-office called Hale's Ford, and the year was 1858 or 1859. I do not know the month or the day. The earliest impressions I can now recall are of the plantation and the slave quarters--the latter being the part of the plantation where the slaves had their cabins." |
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 | Quote: the Scribe | "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome." ~Booker T. Washington ( 1856 - 1919 ) |