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Author Riley, Jason L., 1971- author.

Title Maverick : a biography of Thomas Sowell / Jason L. Riley.

Publication Info. New York : Basic Books, 2021.

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Location Call No. Status
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  BIO SOWELL    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Biographies  B SOWELL    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  B SOWELL THOMAS    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Biography  B-SOWELL RIL    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  B SOWELL, T.    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Biographies  BIOG SOWELL, THOMAS    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Biographies  B SOWELL    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Biographies  B SOWELL THOMAS R    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 290 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-270) and index.
Contents Chicago-schooled -- A man alone -- Higher education, lower education -- Sowell's reconsiderations -- Sowell's knowledge -- Sowell's visions -- Civil rights and wrongs -- Culture matters -- Sowell man.
Summary "In Maverick, Jason Riley explores the life and ideas of Thomas Sowell, one of America's most influential and trenchant Black social critics and conservative intellectuals alive today. Riley offers an introduction to Sowell's ideas, from race and inequality to politics, economics, and education. Riley considers Sowell's own history alongside the moments and movements that shaped his thinking"-- Provided by publisher
Subject Sowell, Thomas, 1930-
African American intellectuals -- Biography.
African American conservatives -- Biography.
African American economists -- Biography.
African Americans -- Social conditions.
United States -- Race relations.
United States -- Social conditions.
HISTORY -- United States -- General.
Sowell, Thomas, 1930- (OCoLC)fst00030160
African American conservatives. (OCoLC)fst02010481
African American economists. (OCoLC)fst00799142
African American intellectuals. (OCoLC)fst00799204
African Americans -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst00799698
Race relations. (OCoLC)fst01086509
Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Biographies.
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
ISBN 9781541619685 (hardcover)
1541619684 (hardcover)
9781541619692 (epub)
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