Bibliograph

Vernon can read!, A Memoir, Vernon E Jordan, Jr

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Vernon can read!, A Memoir, Vernon E Jordan, Jr

Language

eng

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Main title

Vernon can read!

Medium

sound recording audiobook download

resource.readingGradeLevel

Text Difficulty 6 - Text Difficulty 9

Responsibility statement

Vernon E Jordan, Jr

Sub title

A Memoir

Summary

From the civil rights revolution to the halls of power, this is the life story of a larger-than-life American leader. As a student in Atlanta, Vernon Jordan had a summer job driving a white banker around town. During the man's afternoon naps, Jordan passed the time reading books, a fact that astounded his boss. "Vernon can read!" the man exclaimed to his relatives. Nearly fifty years later, Vernon Jordan, long-time civil rights leader, adviser, and close friend to presidents and business leaders — and one of the most charismatic figures in America — has written an unforgettable book about his life and times

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