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An American Story by Dickerson, Debra J. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is An American Story about?
A profoundly courageous and insightful memoir, An American Story documents the events that have shaped journalist Debra Dickerson's conscience. The daughter of former sharecroppers, Dickerson never imagined she would emerge from her squalid St. Louis neighborhood to become an acclaimed journalist with a Harvard Law degree. A constant reader and a straight-A student, nevertheless Dickerson's lack of confidence kept her from accepting the many colleges offers she received. Instead she enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, quickly rising through the ranks. In spite of her success, she recognized within herself deep-seated conflict at being a working class black woman living in a white man's world. Her path to self-acceptance is at the heart of this refreshing narrative. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Who reads An American Story?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Dickerson, Debra J.
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780375421181
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Memoir, Science, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5 (32 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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