Person
Taylor Branch
Narrative historian of America in the King years across three landmark volumes.
Why this matters
Branch is the long civic chronicle when leadership is inseparable from national story.
Works3 sources
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At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years 1965-68
Branch, Taylor. At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years 1965-68. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006.
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Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63
Branch, Taylor. Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-63. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988.
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Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65
Branch, Taylor. Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.
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