I know why the caged bird sings
By: Maya Angelou
Publisher: Random House
Published: 1969
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
Subjects: African American women authors; Biography; Entertainers
Description: From the Publisher: A phenomenal #1 bestseller that has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for nearly three years, this memoir traces Maya Angelou's childhood in a small, rural community during the 1930s. Filled with images and recollections that point to the dignity and courage of black men and women, Angelou paints a sometimes disquieting, but always affecting picture of the people-and the times-that touched her life.
Notes: Autobiography.

(Autobiographical).