TY - BOOK AU - Sowell,Thomas TI - Man of Letters SN - 9781594032936 AV - E185.97.S69 -- A3 2007eb U1 - 973/.04960730794092;B PY - 2007/// CY - New York PB - Encounter Books KW - Sowell, Thomas, -- 1930- KW - African American intellectuals -- Biography KW - Intellectuals -- United States -- Biography KW - African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century KW - African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- The 1960s -- The 1970s -- The 1980s -- The 1990s -- The 2000s -- Index of People -- Index of Subjects N2 - A Man of Letters traces the life, career, and commentaries on controversial issues of Thomas Sowell over a period of more than four decades through his letters to and from family, friends, and public figures ranging from Milton Friedman to Clarence Thomas, David Riesman, Arthur Ashe, William Proxmire, Vernon Jordan, Charles Murray, Shelby Steele, and Condoleezza Rice. These letters begin with Sowell as a graduate student at the University of Chicago in 1960 and conclude with a reflective letter to his fellow economist and longtime friend Walter Williams in 2005 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3028239 ER -