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The butler : a witness to history

Haygood, Wil (author.).

Summary: When acclaimed Washington Post writer Wil Haygood had an early hunch that Obama would win the 2008 election, he thought he'd highlight the singular moment by exploring the life of someone who had come of age when segregation was so widespread, so embedded in the culture, as to make the very thought of a black president inconceivable. He struck gold when he tracked down Eugene Allen, a butler who had served no fewer than eight presidents, from Harry Truman to Ronald Reagan.

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  • ISBN: 9781476752990 (hc.)
  • ISBN: 1476752990 (hc.)
  • Physical Description: print
    xii, 96 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: London : Simon & Schuster, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Story that inspired the major motion picture"--Cover.
Subject: Allen, Eugene -- 1919-2010
Butlers -- United States -- Biography
African American household employees -- United States -- Biography
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Race discrimination -- United States -- History -- 20th century
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
United States -- History -- 1945-

Available copies

  • 9 of 9 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Prince Rupert Library 973.92 Hayg (Text) 33294001926922 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -

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