Then Darkness Fled: The Liberating Wisdom of Booker T. Washington (Leaders in Action)
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (991 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 158182324X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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The result is a timeless message of hope, empowerment, and responsibility, which Washington himself characterized as the training of head, heart, and hand"".. At a time when Booker T. Washington is being rediscovered by African Americans today, the author offers a compelling look at the man and the qualities of leadership he embodied in his life and work
About the Author Stephen Mansfield is a New York Times best-selling author and a popular speaker who is becoming one of the nation's most respected voices on religion in American culture. In 2008, Mansfield wrote The Faith of Barack Obama, which was an international bestseller and was celebrated in reviews as an objective look at Obama's religious life and the controversies that surrounded it. Bush, The Faith of the American Soldier, Then Darkness Fled: The Liberating Wisdom of Booker T. Washington, and Never Give In: The Extraordinary Character of Winston Churchill, among other works of history and biography. Founder of both The Mansfield Group, a research and communications firm, and Chartwell Literary Group, which creates and manages literary projects, S
Terrific In another sterling volume of the Leaders in Action series, Stephen Mansfield here outlines the life and character of Booker T. Washington. In vivacious voice and moving magniloquence, Mansfield traces Washington's path from slavery to his founding of Tuskegee Institute. He shows the difficulties Washington surpassed in reaching his goals, and the principles that helped him make it. In the words of Washin. An Amazing Man This book is one of those rare gems that, if you're really fortunate, you come across from time to time. I received it as a gift from one of my mentors, Charlie Jones, who had, for some time now, been speaking of Booker T. Washington as one of his heroes. Having only a very surface knowledge of Mr. Washington - knowing that he was born a slave and went on to become founder of the famed Tuskegee Institute . "Another Excellent Book in the Leaders in Action Series" according to ironman96. One of the strong points in the Leaders in Action series is its ability to pull from all the great historical figures of the past, the individuals who were the most significant but at the same time still relevant today.Booker T. Washington is one of those figures who was not only important in his day, but very relevant today. Although there were some aspects of his approach that were understandably contro
In 2008, Mansfield wrote The Faith of Barack Obama, which was an international bestseller and was celebrated in reviews as an objective look at Obama's religious life and the controversies that surrounded it. Founder of both The Mansfield Group, a research and communications firm, and Chartwell Literary Group, which creates and manages literary projects, Stephen is also in wide demand as a lecturer and inspirational speaker . Bush, The Faith of the Americ