Mark Kelley
Autor(a) de Alaska's Watchable Whales: Humpback & Killer Whales
About the Author
Mark Kelley has a Ph.D. in Mass Communications from Syracuse University's S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Obras de Mark Kelley
Dealing with electronic addiction (Close to home series) 1 exemplar(es)
The Other Side 1 exemplar(es)
Rain Of Ruin 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
Heartbeat World Eskimo Indian Olympics. Alaska Native Sport and Dance Traditions (1986) — Fotógrafo — 2 cópias
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Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- male
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 17
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 199
- Popularidade
- #110,457
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Resenhas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 19
In AN UNCOMMON WOMAN, author Mark Kelley uncovered a treasure trove of archival materials to tell the remarkable life story of Lydia Hamilton Smith. Kelley rescues Smith from obscurity, and in doing so makes the powerful case that she is one of the nineteenth centuries most influential women. Born in 1813 in Pennsylvania to a Black female servant and an unknown White father, Smith rose to the position of housekeeper and close confidante of Reconstruction leader Thaddeus Stevens, and then went on to become one of the nation’s most successful businesswomen. Kelley recounts how Smith had to fight every step of the way to be treated with dignity and respect, insisting that her nation live up to the egalitarian principles of the Reconstruction era. Kelley masterfully combines exhaustive archival research with lively prose and historical context to bring this previously hidden historical figure to vivid life.… (mais)