Extraordinary, Ordinary People
A Memoir of Family
New York : Crown Archetype, [2010]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 342 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
This is the story of Condoleezza Rice-- her early years growing up in the hostile environment of Birmingham, Alabama; her rise in the ranks at Stanford University to become the university's second-in-command and an expert in Soviet and Eastern European Affairs; and finally, in 2000, her appointment as the first Black woman to serve as Secretary of State.
Subjects:
Rice, Condoleezza, 1954- -- Childhood and youth.
Rice, Condoleezza, 1954- -- Family.
African American families -- Alabama -- Birmingham.
African Americans -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- Biography.
Stateswomen -- United States -- Biography.
Women cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography.
African American women -- Biography.
Birmingham (Ala.) -- Biography.
Birmingham (Ala.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Rice, Condoleezza, 1954- -- Childhood and youth.
Rice, Condoleezza, 1954- -- Family.
African American families -- Alabama -- Birmingham.
African Americans -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- Biography.
Stateswomen -- United States -- Biography.
Women cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography.
African American women -- Biography.
Birmingham (Ala.) -- Biography.
Birmingham (Ala.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9780307587879
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Rice, Condoleeza | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
BIOGRAPHY Rice, Condoleezza | Sandhills Indoors | Biography | In |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.