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Title: Having Our Say : The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years by Sarah L. Delany, A. Elizabeth Delany, Amy Hill Hearth ISBN: 0-385-31252-0 Publisher: Delta Pub. Date: 01 January, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.15 (20 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Clean Living and Right Thinking
Comment: When one of the Delany sisters died a couple of years ago, I felt a personal sense of loss, having read their engrossing and very personal memoir that was written after they each had reached the century mark. From emancipation until the 1940s, educated African Americans were in such small numbers that they were all acquainted with one another. The sisters remember meeting George Washington Carver, W.E.B. DuBois, Adam Clayton Powell (Jr. and Sr.), Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, and a continuing list of the famous and the educated among the nation's first four generations of freed slaves and their progeny. Good health has been Sadie's profession and hobby since she graduated from college with a certificate to teach domestic science. She eventually earned a Master's in education, and Bessie became a dentist. The Delanys enjoyed everything that contributes to a good life (except wealth, which has no doubt come about as a result of the success of their book). The sisters and their eight siblings remained close throughout their lives and followed their parents' example of public service and living a dignified life. A rich spiritual life and living honestly and well seem to have contributed to the longevity of these remarkable women.
Rating: 5
Summary: Just Wonderful
Comment: A delightful, well written book. It was enjoyable reading about the lives of the Delaney sisters. There were parts that every member of the ITCOMS book reading club could and did identify with, "been there! done that!".
This book is a must read for anyone and everyone.
Rating: 4
Summary: Inspiring.
Comment: This book is a must read for everyone, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, creed, age, or national origin. It's an inspiring story of two sisters who overcame may obstacles to become successful career women. In the days when even most white people didn't finish high school, these two African-American ladies "reached high", as their parents had exhorted them, to not only complete post-secondary educations, but also to excel in careers which at the time were virtually barred to African Americans. You learn from them how important it is to be tenacious when it comes to getting what you want and to let no one put you down.
I deducted 1 star for Bessie's loathing of white people -- an odd attitude for her to have considering her mother was mostly white.
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Title: On My Own at 107 : Reflections on Life Without Bessie by Sarah L. Delany ISBN: 0062514865 Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco Pub. Date: 11 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Delany Sisters' Book of Everyday Wisdom by Sarah Delany, A. Elizabeth Delany, Amy Hill Hearth ISBN: 1568361661 Publisher: Kodansha America Pub. Date: 01 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Having Our Say : The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years by SARAH L. DELANY, A. ELIZABETH DELANY, AMY HILL HEARTH ISBN: 0440220424 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 01 September, 1994 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Bedford Guide for College Writers by X. J. Kennedy, Dorothy M. Kennedy, Silvia A. Holladay ISBN: 0312392923 Publisher: Bedford Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $62.50 |
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Title: He's Just a Friend by Mary B. Morrison ISBN: 1575669153 Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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