The Story of My Life and Work: An Autobiography
By Booker T. Washington
Length9h 16m
About this audiobook
Booker Taliaferro Washington was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States. In his book " The Story of My Life and Work: An Autobiography" he discusses life in the United States as part of the African-American community in a post-Civil War country. Including excerpts of his speeches and his upbringing, this book is an inspiration and an important part of US history.
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length9 hrs 16 mins
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Publish dateFeb 10, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction.
13Chapter XII. Honored by Harvard University.
2Chapter I. Birth and Early Childhood.
14Chapter XIII. Urged for a Cabinet Position.
3Chapter II. Boyhood in West Virginia.
15Chapter XIV. The Shaw Monument Speech, the Visit of Secretary James Wilson, and the Letter to the Louisiana Convention.
4Chapter III. Life at Hampton Institute.
16Chapter XV. Cuban Education and the Chicago Peace Jubilee Address.
5Chapter IV. How the First Six Years After Graduation from Hampton were Spent.
17Chapter XVI. The Visit of President Wm. McKinley to Tuskegee.
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6Chapter V. The Beginning of the Work at Tuskegee.
18Chapter XVII. The Tuskegee Negro Conference.
7Chapter VI. The First Year at Tuskegee.
19Chapter XVIII. A Vacation in Europe.
8Chapter VII. The Struggles and Success of the Workers at Tuskegee from 1882 to 1884.
20Chapter XIX. The West Virginia and other Receptions After European Trip.
9Chapter VIII. The History of Tuskegee from 1884 to 1894.
21Chapter XX. National Negro Business League Origin and Work.
10Chapter IX. Invited to Deliver a Lecture at Fisk University.
22Chapter XXI. The Movement for a Permanent Endowment.
11Chapter X. The Speech at the Opening of the Cotton States' Exposition, and Incidents Connected Therewith.
23Chapter XXII. A Description of the Work of the Tuskegee Institute.
12Chapter XI. An Appeal for Justice.
24Chapter XXIII. Looking Backward.
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