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Ditchdigger's Daughter: A Black Family's Astoni...
The Ditchdigger's Daughters: A Black Family's A...
As resonant now as it ever was, this inspiring portrait by a loving daughter of a father whose pervasive common sense, folk wisdom, and untutored but right-on insights gave his children their road map to a better life is ready for a new generation of readers. "I...
The Ditchdigger's Daughter: A Black Family's As...
"I Love You Better Than I Love Life..." ...Donald Thornton told his six daughters. "But I'm not always gonna be around to look after you, and no man's gonna come along and offer to take care of you because you ain't light-skinned. That's why you gotta be able to look after yourselves...
The Ditchdigger's Daughters: A Black Family's A...
One day in English class, just as Ellie's teacher is assigning Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice', Austen takes up residence in Ellie's mind, and seems determined to stay there. Jane's wise and witty advice guides Ellie through the hell of adolescence and beyond, serving as...
The Ditchdigger's Daughters: A Black Family's A...
A biography by a New Jersey doctor tells how her parents, who held down multiple jobs and transmitted strong values to their six daughters, inspired them to reach success.
The Ditchdigger's Daughters: A Black Family's A...
Donald Thornton was a ditchdigger who wanted more for his six daughters, saying: "I love you better than I love life," he assured his children. "But I'm not always gonna be around to look after you, and no man's gonna come along and offer to take care of you because you ain't...
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
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