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PARTING THE WATERS
Taylor Branch
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PARTING THE WATERS

America in the King Years 1954-63

by Taylor Branch

Simon & Schuster · 1988

Peak rank

#6

Weeks on list

12

Chart History

#1510151989
dashed = off the list

12 weeks on the Hardcover Nonfiction list, peaking at #6

Chronicles the civil rights struggle from the twilight of the Eisenhower years through the assassination of President Kennedy.

All Appearances

13NEWJanuary 15, 1989wk 1
13—January 22, 1989wk 2
7↑6January 29, 1989wk 3
6↑1February 5, 1989wk 4
6↑5February 12, 1989wk 8
7↓1February 19, 1989wk 6
8↓2February 26, 1989wk 10
10↓2March 5, 1989wk 8
10↓3March 12, 1989wk 12
11NEWMarch 19, 1989wk 1
15↓4March 26, 1989wk 11
15NEWApril 16, 1989wk 12

Details

Published
1988
Pages
1132
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Google rating
5.0(1)
Categories
Biography & Autobiography

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