"'We were eight years in power" was the lament of Reconstruction-era black politicians as the American experiment in multiracial democracy ended with the return of white supremacist rule in the South. In this sweeping collection of new and selected essays, Ta-Nehisi Coates explores the tragic echoes of that history in our own time: the unprecedented election of a black president followed by a vicious backlash that fueled the election of the man Coates argues is America's 'first white president.' We were eight years in power ...
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"'We were eight years in power" was the lament of Reconstruction-era black politicians as the American experiment in multiracial democracy ended with the return of white supremacist rule in the South. In this sweeping collection of new and selected essays, Ta-Nehisi Coates explores the tragic echoes of that history in our own time: the unprecedented election of a black president followed by a vicious backlash that fueled the election of the man Coates argues is America's 'first white president.' We were eight years in power is a vital account of modern America by one of its most powerful chroniclers"--Back cover.
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Very Good. Size: 9x6x1; 1st edition 1st printing-slight wear to edge of dust jacket-minor staining to closed page edge-otherwise dust jacket and cover fine binding strong contents clean-enjoy.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First Edition, First Printing with a full number line. Dust jacket and book are clean. Has a good binding, no marks or notations. Dust jacket price not clipped. 367 pages.
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Very Good. Very good condition. Slight wear along the edges of the dust jacket but otherwise clean and unmarked with no damage. First edition signed by the author on the title page.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 367 pages; Signed by Author.
