{"product_id":"king-of-the-cats-the-life-and-times-of-adam-clayton-powell-jr-9780060842413","title":"King of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore Barack Obama, Colin Powell, and Martin Luther King, Jr., there was Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. -- the most celebrated and controversial black politician of his generation. An astute businessman known as \"Mr. Civil Rights,\" he represented Harlem for twenty-four years in the House of Representatives. He was a man of the cloth and a civil rights leader, but Powell's reputation for flamboyance, arrogance, and womanizing made him his own worst enemy. In this towering and definitive biography, acclaimed journalist Wil Haygood paints a vivid portrait of one of black America's most memorable dignitaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wil Haygood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060842413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaygood, Wil:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eWil Haygood is an award-winning writer for the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e. He is also the author of \u003cem\u003eIn Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr.\u003c\/em\u003e and his family memoir, \u003cem\u003eThe Haygoods of Columbus\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Wil Haygood \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47644996173981,"sku":"9780060842413","price":36.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_611035eb-0dd0-4def-91d4-dc5b09dbe8e6.jpg?v=1770749759","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/king-of-the-cats-the-life-and-times-of-adam-clayton-powell-jr-9780060842413","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}