IN THE DEEP HEART'S CORE

Johnston, Michael

ISBN 10: 080211721X / ISBN 13: 9780802117212

Published by Grove Press, 2002, 2002

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First edition hardback. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. Fine in Fine Jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: IN THE DEEP HEART'S CORE
• Publisher: Grove Press, 2002
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080211721X
• ISBN 13: 9780802117212
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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Synopsis

A Teach for America volunteer recounts his own tenuous education as well as his tenure in the rural Mississippi Delta, one of the poorest districts in the country, during which he encountered fierce racial divisions, drug problems, and gang violence.

About the Author

Michael Johnston, a Colorado native, moved to Mississippi after graduating from Yale in 1997. He subsequently earned a master s degree at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and cofounded New Leaders for New Schools, an educational nonprofit that recruits and trains principals for urban schools. He is currently enrolled at Yale Law School and is preparing for a career devoted to educational reform.