Black Like Me
by Griffin, John Howard
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0451137353
- ISBN 13
- 9780451137357
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
4 Copies Available from This Seller
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
John Howard Griffin (1920-1980) is known internationally as the author of two novels, Nuni and The Devil Rides Outside , five books and monographs on racism in addition to Black Like Me , a biography of Thomas Merton , three collections of photography, a volume of journals, two historical works on Texas, a musicological study, and The John Howard Reader . Born in Dallas, Texas, and educated in France, he served in the U.S. Air Force in the South Pacific, where an injury he received during a Japanese bombardment eventually resulted in the complete loss of his sight. In the 1950's he converted to Catholicism, married, and raised a family. In 1957, (after ten years of blindness) he miraculously regained his sight.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- ThriftBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- G0451137353I3N00
- Title
- Black Like Me
- Author
- Griffin, John Howard
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 4
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0451137353
- ISBN 13
- 9780451137357
- Publisher
- Signet Book
- Date Published
- 1962
Terms of Sale
ThriftBooks
About the Seller
ThriftBooks
About ThriftBooks
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...