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Born a slave in Virginia in 1856, Booker T. Washington rose in prominence to become black America's foremost spokesman. This is the dramatic autobiographical account of Washington's struggle to succeed and prosper in a country that refused to acknowledge his existence. From his fight for an education to his founding of the world-renowned Tuskegee Institute, Up From Slavery is one of the most significant and defining works in American literature. A...
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
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"Duck soup": To rescue the small country of Freedonia from bankruptcy, Mrs Teasdale agrees to donate 20 million dollars if Rufus T. Firefly is appointed its new president. "Horse feathers": Professor Quincy Wagstaff has just been installed as the new president of Huxley College. "Monkey business": While stowing away on a ship to America, the boys get involuntarily pressed into service as toughs for a pair of feuding gangsters. "Animal crackers": Captain...
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Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"An English professor in California struggling for tenure discovers that her ex-fianc�e has just become the president of her college--and her new boss--in this whip-smart modern retelling of Jane Austen's classic Persuasion"--
An English professor in California, Anne Corey is determined to score a position on the coveted tenure track at her college. All she's got to do is get a book deal, snag a promotion, and she's in! Then Adam Martinez-- her...