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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherEncounter Books
ISBN-101594031967
ISBN-139781594031960
eBay Product ID (ePID)57583813
Product Key Features
Book TitleMan of Letters
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCivil Rights, Personal Memoirs, United States / General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year2007
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorThomas Sowell
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight25.6 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2007-000131
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal330.092 B
SynopsisBeginning when he was a graduate student in 1960 and concluding with a reflective letter to fellow economist Walter Williams in 2005, this collection of letters traces Sowell's life, career, and commentaries on controversial issues over a period of more than four decades., A Man of Letters traces the life, career, and commentaries on controversial issues of Thomas Sowell over a period of more than four decades through his letters to and from family, friends, and public figures ranging from Milton Friedman to Clarence Thomas, David Riesman, Arthur Ashe, William Proxmire, Vernon Jordan, Charles Murray, Shelby Steele, and Condoleezza Rice. These letters begin with Sowell as a graduate student at the University of Chicago in 1960 and conclude with a reflective letter to his fellow economist and longtime friend Walter Williams in 2005.