Taylor Branch: The King Years

By The Author

The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian has selected 18 essential moments from his "America in the King Years" trilogy and has written new introductions to set each passage in context. "For nearly 25 years, since the publication of Parting the Waters," says Taylor Branch, "teachers have pressed upon me their need for more accessible ways to immerse students in stories of authentic detail and import. The goal here is to accommodate them and others by careful choice."

About the Author:

Taylor Branch is the author of Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-1963; Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years, 1963-63, At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68; and The Clinton Tapes. In addition to the Pulitzer Prize, he has won the National Book Critics Circle Award.