Carolina Israelite : how Harry Golden made us care about Jews, the South, and civil rights / Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett.
"This first comprehensive biography of Jewish American writer and humorist Harry Golden (1902-1981), author of the 1958 national best-seller 'Only in America', illuminates a remarkable life intertwined with the rise of the civil rights movement, Jewish popular culture, and the sometimes precarious position of Jews in the South and across America during the 1950s"--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781469621036
- ISBN: 1469621037
- Physical Description: 359 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-341) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Putting down roots in the goldeneh medina -- Heading South -- A new life and a new cause in Dixie -- Brown, flames, and fame -- Scandal and resurrection -- Ghosts and great men -- Grief, hope, and black power -- The real iron curtain -- Epilogue: Only in America. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Golden, Harry, 1902-1981. Jewish journalists > United States > Biography. Civil rights workers > United States > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
Available copies
- 11 of 12 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 3 of 3 copies available at Rockingham County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Eden Library | B Golden (Text) | 31554009990283 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Madison-Mayodan Public Library | B Golden (Text) | 31554009990291 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Reidsville Library | B Golden (Text) | 31554009990309 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
