Project Gutenberg 2025-01-18 Public domain in the USA. 187 Jackson, Walter Clinton 1879 1959 22015586 A boys' life of Booker T. Washington $aNew York :$bThe MacMillan Company, $c1922. Richard Tonsing, Charlene Taylor, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Boys' Life of Booker T. Washington" by Walter Clinton Jackson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the life of Booker T. Washington, an influential African American leader and educator, tracing his journey from slavery to becoming a prominent figure in American history. It aims to inspire young readers, particularly Black youth, by highlighting Washington's significant contributions to education and civil rights. The opening of the book sets the stage for Washington's life story, detailing his early childhood experiences as a slave on a Virginia plantation. Through vivid descriptions, it portrays the harsh realities of his upbringing, including poverty, hard labor, and the absence of formal education. Despite these challenges, the narrative emphasizes Washington's determination to gain knowledge and improve his circumstances, introducing themes of resilience, ambition, and a profound love for learning that would shape his future endeavors. The beginning effectively establishes the context for Washington's incredible journey, providing a glimpse of what will inspire and empower readers in their pursuit of education and self-improvement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/boyslifeofbookerjack/page/n5/mode/2up 20220220180340jackson 1922 US Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915 -- Juvenile literature African American educators -- Biography -- Juvenile literature E151 Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Biographies Category: History - American 266318 2025-06-29T14:09:21.133807 text/html 234553 2025-01-18T21:54:48 text/html 4501988 2025-06-29T14:09:28.406744 application/epub+zip 4499727 2025-06-29T14:09:23.502822 application/epub+zip 326410 2025-06-29T14:09:22.191798 application/epub+zip 5302096 2025-06-29T14:09:31.721724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5277854 2025-06-29T14:09:27.406719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210373 2025-06-29T14:09:20.417799 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 190387 2025-01-18T21:54:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15847 2025-06-29T14:09:31.866695 application/rdf+xml 19552 2025-06-29T14:09:22.571739 image/jpeg 2824 2025-06-29T14:09:22.378761 image/jpeg 5904658 2025-06-29T14:09:21.232819 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog