Only on Sundays: Mahalia Jackson's Long Journey

by Janis F. Kearney

Who was the young Halie Jackson, the orphan 'taken on, ' by her hard Aunt Duke after the death of her mother, the child who loved listening to Bessie Smith, playing baseball with the boys on Saturday evening, and singing grown folks' gospels on Sunday morning. The tall girl who, at 16, stole away against Aunt Duke's wishes, to Chicago's Promised Land - the Promised Land that wasn't, but would become home and allow her to nurture her dreams, sing for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0988964465
• ISBN13: 9780988964464
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Bookbaby
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"