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Jones, Laurence C. Piney Woods and its Story (Author Signed)
New York Fleming H. Revell 1922 First Edition; First Impression Hardcover Very Good in Good dust jacket Signed by Author
Original First Edition, not a reprint.. Rare inscribed copy "To Mrs. C. B. Hartwick in the spirit in which you have helped us. Sincerely Laurence C. Jones, Buxton, Miss. , may 9th, 1923." Slight browning to end papers. Dust Jacket now in Mylar Protective Cover.The Piney Woods Country Life School (or The Piney Woods School) is a co-educational independent historically African-American boarding school for grades 9-12 in Piney Woods, Mississippi. It is one of four remaining historically African-American boarding schools in the United States. It is currently the largest African-American boarding school, as well as being the second oldest continually operating African-American boarding school. Today the curriculum at Piney Woods combines strict discipline, Christian teaching and chores with classroom instruction. More than 98 percent of Piney Woods' graduates go on to attend colleges, including Xavier University, Princeton University, the University of Chicago, Smith College, Harvard University, Vassar College, Tufts University and Amherst College. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. The author was born Nov. 21, 1882 and grew up in Missouri. He attended tue University of Iowa at Iowa City and received the bachelor of philosophy in 1907. It was at the University where he heard the President, Dr. George E. MacLean use the phrase "Noblesse Oblige" which became his motivation to start the Piney Woods school for disadvantaged and poor children of the area. He became known as "The Little Professor". Rare work. ; Mylar Cover on Dust ; Photographs; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 154 pages; p; Signed by Author
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Lewis, Carl and Jeffrey Marx One More Victory Lap (Author Signed)
Santa Monica, CA Athletics International 1996 0884970051 / 9780884970057 First Edition; First Printing Paperback As New with no dust jacket Signed by Author
Book is in as new condition and signed by author. 225 pages with photos. Written with Jeffrey Marx a pulitizer prize winning writer. Signed by Carl Lewis at a seminar that seller attended. Multiple copies available. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. Rare.; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 225 pages; ; Signed by Author
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