Description: This memoir recalls the long, difficult life of a man who insisted on seeing things optimistically, as his title attests. 101 at the time of the book's publication, George Dawson had been reading for only three years when he set his stor...
Synopsis This memoir recalls the long, difficult life of a man who insisted on seeing things optimistically, as his title attests. 101 at the time of the book's publication, George Dawson had been reading for only three years when he set his story down, recalling a childhood in a viciously segregated town in Texas and a life spent butting up against the institutionalized racism of the South.
Details
Publication Date:
2000-10-01
Series:
Wheeler Large Print Compass Series
Edition Description:
Large Print
Size
Length:
364 pages
Height:
9.5 in
Width:
6.3 in
Thickness:
1.0 in
Weight:
24.0 oz
Industry Reviews "Dawson's story challenges our notions about life, education and the elderly." Wheeler