MARSHALL FRADY

Durante su vida fue el líder de la lucha pacifista contra el racismo en Estados Unidos. Tras su asesinato en Memphis en 1968, Martin Luther King se convirtió en un mito y en un modelo para miles de personas, que han visto y ven en el la encarnacion de los mejores valores del ser humano. Ante la barbarie racista de los blancos del sur de Estados Unidos, que mantenian a la gente de raza negra sometida a la esclavitud del terror, Luther King defendio a los suyos con el arma mas eficaz: la no violencia.

The definitive biography of one of the most complex public figuresof 20th century America.A native South Carolinian, Marshall Frady was a journalist for over twenty-five years, writing principally on political figures and racial and social tensions in the American culture, first as a correspondent for Newsweek, then for Life, Harpers, Esquire, The New York Review of Books, The Sunday Times of London, Atlantic Monthly, and The New Yorker. In the 1980s, Frady was chief writer and host of ABC News Documentary Series "Closeup," for which he won two Emmys, the Cine Golden Eagle, and the duPont-Columbia Award, and a correspondent for "Nightline." In the 90s, he co-wrote the screenplay for the TNT miniseries "George Wallace," directed by John Frankenheimer, which won three CableACE awards, a Golden Globe for best miniseries, the Humanitas Award for writing, three Emmy awards and the Peabody Award. He also wrote and narrated the PBS "Frontline" Documentary, "The Pilgrimage of Jesse Jackson." He was the author of seven books: Wallace (1968), Across a Darkling Plain: An Americans Passage Through the Middle East (1971), Billy Graham: A Parable of American Righteousness (1979), Southerners: A Journalists Odyssey (1980), which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, Jesse: The Life and Pilgrimage of Jesse Jackson (1996), and Martin Luther King Jr. (2002), a volume in the Penguin Lives series. He died on March 9, 2004.

Marshall Fradys epic biography of Billy Graham, the worlds best-known Christian evangelist and Americas pastor. With unparalleled access to Billy Graham and his family and associates, Frady presents an intimate and multifaceted portrait of the man, from his childhood upbringing in the midlands of North Carolina to his ascent to national recognition.Fradys narrative encompasses the popular religious leader, his spiritual mission, and his political involvements and bears witness to the preeminent position Graham has held in American life for decades. Billy Graham is our nations least studied national institutionFrady has finally given him the kind of attention he deserves (The New York Times).

A sensitive, informed and funny feat of high journalism that is a classic of the kind.The New York Times Book Review Wallace is a classic portrait of one of the centurys most fiery and controversial political figures. Initially conceived as a novel, Marshall Fradys biography of George Wallace retains the narrative force and descriptive powers of fiction. Elizabeth Hardwick noted on Wallaces first publication in 1968, There is a palpable Faulknerian mood to the reporting, and The New Republic observed, Frady has established new standards in political biography. This is a wonderfully crafted depiction of a seminal figure whose influence altered the course of national politics.

"a quick introduction to the life of a great American" -- The New York TimesAn inspiring portrait of the incredible life and lasting influence of Dr. Martin Luther KingMarshall Frady, the reporter who became the unofficial chronicler of the civil rights movement, here re-creates the life and turbulent times of its inspirational leader. Deftly interweaving the story of Kings quest with a history of the African American struggle for equality, Frady offers fascinating insights into his subjects magnetic character, with its mixture of piety and ambition. He explores the complexities of Kings relationships with other civil rights leaders, the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and the FBIs J. Edgar Hoover, who conducted a relentless vendetta against him. The result is a biography that conveys not just the facts of Kings life but the power of his legacy.