Carolina Israelite: How Harry Golden Made Us Care about Jews, the South, and Civil Rights
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (853 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1469621037 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
She worked as a journalist for more than thirty years in New England and the Pacific Northwest. . Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett is a writer living in Portland, Oregon
"Highly recommended." according to Fred H Scanling. Great research and writing.. JCC said An excellent read!!. So hard to believe it's a first effort in terms of a book publication. An ambiguous and complex character described in clear and often humorous language, recounted in the context and political/social geography of his time. Beautifully done and creatively portrayed, although I swear sometimes it raised more questions in my mind than answers. Having said that, I confess to a mere tangential knowledge of this historical figure prior to reading about him in Hartnett's book.The information in Carolina Israelite is engaging, and I enjoyed the time I spent reading it I enthusia. History would be so much more engaging if presented like this Carolina Israelite is brilliant and has enlightened my views on many things surrounding Civil Rights. Through the unbiased scope of Kimberly Hartnett, we see Harry Golden painted in a kind, humorous and brutally honest picture. The writing keeps me engaged from start to finish which is refreshing. Usually I find biographies are not my cup of tea. It is no fault of the writer or the topic, I just don't find it interesting. This book is that exception that I am happy to have. I'll admit, the title caught my eye, and with a little further investigation, my curiosity forced
Makes the reader care about Harry Golden.--North Carolina Historical Review. Compelling.--New Hampshire Union LeaderMuch more than the biography of one man this is a well-told account of the civil rights movement, describing significant milestones in its history, the splits among its leaders, and the various forms that activism took. A solid piece of research.--Kirkus ReviewsA comprehensive biography of Golden's life as a popular journalist, author, and vocal civil rights supporter in North Carol
Hartnett's spirited chronicle captures Golden's message of social inclusion for a new audience today.. Golden used his celebrity to editorialize for civil rights as the momentous story unfolded. This first comprehensive biography of Jewish American writer and humorist Harry Golden (1903-1981)--author of the 1958 national best-seller Only in America--illuminates a remarkable life intertwined with the rise of the civil rights movement, Jewish popular culture, and the sometimes precarious position of Jews in the South and across America during the 1950s.After recounting Golden's childhood on New York's Lower East Side, Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett points to his stint in prison as a young man, after a widely publicized conviction for investment fraud during the Great Depression, as the root of his empathy for the underdog in any story. He charmed his way into friendships and lively correspondence with Carl Sandburg, Adlai Stevenson, Robert Kennedy, and Billy Graham, among other notable Americans, and he appeared on the Tonight Show as well as other national television programs. Golden's writings on race relations and equal rights attracted a huge popular readership. During World War II, the cigar-smoking, bourbon-loving raconteur landed in Charlotte, North Carolina, and founded the Carolina Israelite newspaper, which was published into the 1960s