{"product_id":"the-collected-autobiographies-of-maya-angelou-9780679643258","title":"The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - \u003cb\u003eMaya Angelou's classic memoirs have had an enduring impact on American literature and culture. Her life story is told in the documentary film \u003ci\u003eAnd Still I Rise, \u003c\/i\u003eas seen on PBS's \u003ci\u003eAmerican Masters\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Modern Library edition contains \u003ci\u003eI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Gather Together in My Name, Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas, The Heart of a Woman, All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Song Flung Up to Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When \u003ci\u003eI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings \u003c\/i\u003ewas published to widespread acclaim in 1969, Maya Angelou garnered the attention of an international audience with the triumphs and tragedies of her childhood in the American South. This soul-baring memoir launched a six-book epic spanning the sweep of the author's incredible life. Now, for the first time, all six celebrated and bestselling autobiographies are available in this handsome one-volume edition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dedicated fans and newcomers alike can follow the continually absorbing chronicle of Angelou's life: her formative childhood in Stamps, Arkansas; the birth of her son, Guy, at the end of World War II; her adventures traveling abroad with the famed cast of \u003ci\u003ePorgy and Bess; \u003c\/i\u003eher experience living in a black expatriate \"colony\" in Ghana; her intense involvement with the civil rights movement, including her association with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X; and, finally, the beginning of her writing career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou \u003c\/i\u003etraces the best and worst of the American experience in an achingly personal way. Angelou has chronicled her remarkable journey and inspired people of every generation and nationality to embrace life with commitment and passion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679643258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.64w x 2.27d","brand":"Maya Angelou","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36639879069852,"sku":"9780679643258","price":35.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ca0f283b-e057-4bd7-b741-05b2590118b9.jpg?v=1607545804","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-collected-autobiographies-of-maya-angelou-9780679643258","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}