The First Black Governor: Pinkney Benton Stewart Pinchback

By James Haskins

Book Overview

This biography recounts the life of P.B.S. Pinchback, the first black governor of Louisiana who, in spite of being a gambler, swashbuckler, gunfighter, and womaniser extraordinaire, was still able to make significant contribution to the welfare of black people in the period following slavery.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865433445
• ISBN13: 9780865433441
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Africa World Pr
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 5.5"