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My remarkable journey : a memoir / Katherine Johnson ; with Joylette Hylick and Katherine Moore and with Lisa Frazier Page.
In 2015, at the age of ninety-seven, Johnson became a global celebrity for her pioneering work as a mathematician on NASA's first flight into space. In her memoir Johnson provides a record of racial history that reveals the influential role Black educators played in nurturing the dreams of trailblazers like herself, and brings into focus the unrelenting grit required to make history and inspire future generations. -- adapted from jacket
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062897664
- ISBN: 0062897667
- Physical Description: xvi, 235 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-235) |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword / Dr. Yvonne Darlene Cagle -- Introduction: An unimaginable century -- Nobody else is better than you -- Education matters -- A time for everything -- The blessing of help -- Be ready -- Ask brave questions -- Tomorrow comes -- Love what you do -- Shoot for the moon -- Finish strong -- Land on a firm foundation |
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| Genre: | Autobiographies. Biographies. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Monroe County Libraries. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Clymer Library System.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clymer Library | B JOHNSON (Text) | 32596000487347 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
