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This is the gritty story of one man's lifelong education in the school of hard knocks, as his journey took him from Harlem to the Marines, the Ivy League, and a career as a controversial writer, teacher, and economist in government and private industry. It is also the story of the dramatically... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mr. Sowell: Add a description of this character.
- Ruth
- Tom
- Mama
- Lacy
- Howard
- Ronald Reagan
- Mary Frances
- Rosen
- John
- Stigler
- Charles
- Walter Williams
- Bruno
- Wilson
- Mrs. Bloom
- Grover
- Molly
- Karl Marx
- Birdie
- Herman
- Mr. Leonard
- Willie
- Eddie Mapp
- Mrs. Sennett
- Ricardo
- Sterling Brown
- Bork
- Frank
- Milton Friedman
- Mr. Skeptic
- Pachucki
- Bill
- Gordon
- Galvin
- A.t&t
- Jim
- Shirley
- Adrue
- Donald Regan
- Henry
- Laurence
Setting & Locations edit
- Washington
- New York City
- White House
- California
- Cornell
- Chicago
- Pensacola
- Harlem
- United States
- Stuyvesant
- Korea
- Ithaca
- Columbia
- Manhattan
- Brandeis
- San Francisco
- Charlotte
- Los Angeles
- Palo Alto
- St. Louis
- Parris Island
- Harvard
- North Carolina
- Massachusetts
- Puerto Rico
- Amherst
- Vietnam
- New Brunswick
- East Coast
- Camp Lejeune
- Stanford
First Sentence edit
Henry was about to become a father again-if he lived that long.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Thomas Sowell (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: New York The Free Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0684864649
Page Count: 320
Publisher: New York The Free Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0684864649
Page Count: 320
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 109
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