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The butler : a witness to history  Cover Image Book Book

The butler : a witness to history / by Wil Haygood.

Haygood, Wil, (author.).

Summary:

When acclaimed Washington Post writer Wil Haygood had an early hunch that Obama would win the 2008 election, he thought he'd highlight the singular moment by exploring the life of someone who had come of age when segregation was so widespread, so embedded in the culture, as to make the very thought of a black president inconceivable. He struck gold when he tracked down Eugene Allen, a butler who had served no fewer than eight presidents, from Harry Truman to Ronald Reagan.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781476752990 (hc.)
  • ISBN: 1476752990 (hc.)
  • Physical Description: xii, 96 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: London : Simon & Schuster, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Story that inspired the major motion picture"--Cover.
Subject: Allen, Eugene, 1919-2010.
Butlers > United States > Biography.
African American household employees > United States > Biography.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Race discrimination > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
United States > History > 1945-

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Radium Hot Springs Public Library 973.920 (Text) 35130000026025 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
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