On My Own at 107
Subtitle: Reflections on Life Without Bessie
Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
Published: February 11, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780062514868
Subjects: Biography: general; 20th century; Biography/Autobiography; Biography; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; General; Delany, Sarah Louise,; Death, Grief, Bereavement; Historical - U.S; People of Color; Biography & Autobiography / General; African Americans; 1889-; African American women; Delaney family
First sentence: On September 25, 1995, Dr. Annie Elizabeth ("Bessie") Delany died at home in Mount Vernon, New York, at the age of 104, marking the end not only of an extraordinary life but a century-long relationship with her beloved older sister, Sarah, known as Sadie.