On Her Own Ground
Subtitle: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker (Lisa Drew Books)
Publisher: Scribner
Published: January 2, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780743431729
Subjects: Biography: general; Black studies; Women's studies; Women; Business; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; United States; Biography/Autobiography; People of Color; Cosmetics industry; Biography & Autobiography / Women; Biography; African American businesspeople; African American women executives; History
First sentence: Into a time of destitution and aspiration, of mayhem and promise, Sarah Breedlove was born two days before Christmas 1867.