A phenomenal #1 best seller that has appeared on
The New York Times best seller 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.