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The Delany Sisters' Book of Everyday Wisdom

by DELANY, SARAH and A(NNIE) ELIZABETH with AMY HILL HEARTH

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New York: Kodansha International Ltd.. 1994. Hard Cover. 1568360428 . 129 pages. illustrations, cloth, dj, very good. From the dj, 'Sarah and A. Elizabeth Delany, now 105 and 103 years old, took the reading public by storm with their surprise bestseller, Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years. Since then, people all over the world have been writing and asking them questions such as these. What are the secrets for a long, healthy life? Are things better or worse than 100 years ago? How do you get ahead in this world when so much is against you? In The Delany Sisters' Book of Everyday Wisdom. the sisters provide answers to these questions and many others, as well as offering counsel . . . Sarah Louise and Annie Elizabeth Delany were born in 1889 and 1891 respectively. The second and third of ten children, they grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, on the campus of St. Augustine's College. Their father, who was born into slavery, became America's first elected black Episcopal bishop. His daughters, after they moved to Harlem during the World War I era, were among the first African American women professionals in New York City - Sadie as a schoolteacher and Bessie as a dentist. Since the publication of their autobiography/memoir Having Our Say, the sisters have become international celebrities. .

Bookseller: Military History Bookshop (US)
Bookseller Inventory #: 13819
Format/binding: Hard Cover
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1568360428
ISBN 13: 9781568360423
Publisher: Kodansha International Ltd.
Place: New York
Date published: 1994
Pages: 133
Size: 5.25 x 8 x 0.75 inches
LCCN: E185.96.D368 1994
Dewey: 973/.0496073/00922
Weight: 0.6 pounds
Keywords: DELANEY, FAMILY, SARAH, ELIZABETH, DELANY, AFRICAN, AMERICANS, RACE, RELATIONS
Subjects: PHILOSOPHY / General;

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