The Hairstons: An American Family in Black and White
#90 of 3,809 books · #27 in History
Won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography (1999) and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography (1999).
The story of two Hairston families. One black that rose from slavery to success in mainstream America, the other white as it fell from wealth and power after the end of the Civil War.
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Awards
- National Book Critics Circle Award for BiographyWonMajor(1999)
- National Book Critics Circle Award for AutobiographyWonMajor(1999)
Other awarded books from Henry Wiencek
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