{"product_id":"the-promised-land-isbn-9780679733478","title":"The Promised Land","description":"A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, the groundbreaking authoritative history of the migration of African-Americans from the rural South to the urban North. A definitive book on American history, \u003ci\u003eThe Promised Land\u003c\/i\u003e is also essential reading for educators and policymakers at both national and local levels.\"A compelling and powerful book that should be read by anyone interested in the continuing history of racial oppression and conflict in the United States. Lemann successfully interweaves personal narratives of African-American migrants and their families with the discouraging story of politics and public policy in Chicago and Washington.\"-- David Brion Davis, Yale University\u003cbr\u003e \"A fascinating and deeply moving book, a masterpiece of social anthropology. Lemann's account of the political history of the War on Poverty ranks with the very best contemporary history.\"--David Herbert Donald, Harvard University\u003cb\u003eNicholas Lemann\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in New Orleans and has been a magazine writer since he was a teenager. He has worked at the \u003ci\u003eWashington Monthly, Texas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, and the\u003ci\u003e Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been a national correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e. He was the dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University until 2013.National Bestseller","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303575671013,"sku":"NP9780679733478","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780679733478.jpg?v=1767741095","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-promised-land-isbn-9780679733478","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}