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Boss of the Grips: The Life of James H. Williams and the Red Caps of Grand: Used
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Bezpłatny odbiór osobisty z: New York, New York, Stany Zjednoczone. Zobacz szczegółydla odbioru
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Stan
Nowy: Nowa, nieczytana, nieużywana książka w idealnym stanie, wszystkie strony, bez uszkodzeń. Aby ...
Pages
352
Publication Date
2019-10-22
ISBN
9781631493225
Book Title
Boss of the Grips : the Life of James H. Williams and the Red Caps of Grand Central Terminal
Item Length
9.6 in
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Publication Year
2019
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.2 in
Author
Eric K. Washington
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
Topic
General, Economics / General
Item Width
6.5 in
Item Weight
23.1 Oz
Number of Pages
352 Pages

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A long-overdue biography of the head of Grand Central Terminal's Red Caps, who flourished in the cultural nexus of Harlem and American railroads.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
ISBN-10
1631493221
ISBN-13
9781631493225
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27038396758

Product Key Features

Book Title
Boss of the Grips : the Life of James H. Williams and the Red Caps of Grand Central Terminal
Author
Eric K. Washington
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General, Economics / General
Publication Year
2019
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
Number of Pages
352 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.6 in
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Item Weight
23.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Hd8039.R362u625 2019
Reviews
An at once inspiring and cautionary new social history of Harlem and beyond in the first half of the 20th century. Mr. Washington, an independent historian, reanimates a lost world of strivers who created a protean civic, artistic and commercial society to subvert the Jim Crow bias still resilient in the most liberal city in America.... An illuminating chronicle of success against the odds... It's poignant to read all the stories of dogged advancement through deft maneuvering within a rigged system., [Washington] connects the dots with a deep and nuanced understanding of the people, the politics and the times. Boss of the Grips really is a reclamation of the historical record with a respect and a reverence for James Williams and the people he knew in the community that he was a part of., [T]he strength of Boss of the Grips is Washington's absolute command of the broader story surrounding Williams, the lives of urban African-Americans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This is an indispensable story of the black experience and one that seldom gets noticed in other New York City history books on this period.", "The subject of this tremendously involving book, James Williams, the chief porter for the "Red Caps" of Grand Central Station, is less well-known than virtually any figure on this list [of favorite biographies], but. . . Washington does a masterful job of showing how important - and fascinating - his life and times were."", Eric K. Washington's Boss of the Grips: The Life of James H. Williams and the Red Caps of Grand Central Terminal is a deeply informed and personal story of the Harlem-based black men who worked at New York City's major train station. The book is a remarkable telling of a story about race, class, labor, and social and economic history. This highly personal story speaks to much larger and universally significant issues., Written with a curator's eye for compelling detail.... Washington does a masterful job detailing the struggles and triumphs of a family determined to make America live up to its promise of democracy., In this illuminating debut biography, historian Washington celebrates a black New Yorker who won authority and influence in a segregated economy.... He paints a vivid portrait of the bustling golden age of train travel, and makes Williams a fitting exemplar of Harlem's ambitious black middle class... The result is a rich, stirring social history of African-Americans' struggle to succeed in an unfair system., Few of us will have known anything about James Williams, and in this sense Washington's book is similar to the overlooked lives featured these days in the New York Times obituary section. But as these fascinating obits tell us, these overlooked lives provide a fabulous insight into our shared history., Washington's illustrated and well-researched work will have some appeal for rail fans, but its true value is for readers interested in the social condition of African Americans in New York during this period., If you are nostalgic for the grand days of rail travel, you need to read this book. If you have been pondering the prevalence of systemic racism in American society, you also need to read this book., A sensitive and detailed life of James Williams, in the context of the city's emerging African-American middle class., A thoroughly researched and illuminating biography.... Washington gives a palpable sense of the myriad obstacles blacks faced.... An absorbing, fresh perspective on black history.
Copyright Date
2019
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2019-029640

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