Bøker av Nick Salvatore

A prizewinning historian pens this biography of C.L. Franklin, the greatest African-American preacher of his generation, father of Aretha, and civil rights pioneer.

In this classic book, Nick Salvatore offers a major reevaluation of Eugene V. Debs, the movements he launched, and his belief in American Socialism as an extension of the nation's democratic traditions.

An amazingly rich window onto a lost world of African American history

The father of Aretha Franklin, C L was a spellbinding preacher who channeled his charisma into his gospel music and sermons which spoke through faith to the personal and social problems rural African Americans encountered in their migration north. This title tells his story who was one of the greatest black preachers in American history.