A Place to Land

Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation

Kids, People and Places, History, Biography, Non-Fiction
Cover of the book A Place to Land by Barry Wittenstein, Holiday House
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Barry Wittenstein ISBN: 9780823443741
Publisher: Holiday House Publication: September 24, 2019
Imprint: Neal Porter Books Language: English
Author: Barry Wittenstein
ISBN: 9780823443741
Publisher: Holiday House
Publication: September 24, 2019
Imprint: Neal Porter Books
Language: English

Much has been written about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 1963 March on Washington. But there's little on his legendary speech and how he came to write it. Find out more in this gripping book with illustrations by Caldecott Medalist Jerry Pinkney.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was once asked if the hardest part of preaching was knowing where to begin. No, he said. The hardest part is knowing where to end. "It's terrible to be circling up there without a place to land."
Finding this place to land was what Martin Luther King, Jr. struggled with, alongside advisors and fellow speech writers, in the Willard Hotel the night before the March on Washington, where he gave his historic "I Have a Dream" speech. But those famous words were never intended to be heard on that day, not even written down for that day, not even once.

Barry Wittenstein teams up with legendary illustrator Jerry Pinkney to tell the story of how, against all odds, Martin found his place to land.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Much has been written about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 1963 March on Washington. But there's little on his legendary speech and how he came to write it. Find out more in this gripping book with illustrations by Caldecott Medalist Jerry Pinkney.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was once asked if the hardest part of preaching was knowing where to begin. No, he said. The hardest part is knowing where to end. "It's terrible to be circling up there without a place to land."
Finding this place to land was what Martin Luther King, Jr. struggled with, alongside advisors and fellow speech writers, in the Willard Hotel the night before the March on Washington, where he gave his historic "I Have a Dream" speech. But those famous words were never intended to be heard on that day, not even written down for that day, not even once.

Barry Wittenstein teams up with legendary illustrator Jerry Pinkney to tell the story of how, against all odds, Martin found his place to land.

More books from Holiday House

Cover of the book The Mayflower by Barry Wittenstein
Cover of the book My Dog, Bob by Barry Wittenstein
Cover of the book Noodleheads Find Something Fishy by Barry Wittenstein
Cover of the book Spliced by Barry Wittenstein
Cover of the book Desert Dark by Barry Wittenstein
Cover of the book The Battle for the Castle by Barry Wittenstein
Cover of the book After the Ashes by Barry Wittenstein
Cover of the book Moe Is Best by Barry Wittenstein
Cover of the book I Am Hermes! by Barry Wittenstein
Cover of the book The Not-Just-Anybody Family by Barry Wittenstein
Cover of the book The Apple Tart of Hope by Barry Wittenstein
Cover of the book The Gingerbread Man by Barry Wittenstein
Cover of the book The Blossoms Meet the Vulture Lady by Barry Wittenstein
Cover of the book The Dollhouse Murders (35th Anniversary Edition) by Barry Wittenstein
Cover of the book The Upside of Ordinary by Barry Wittenstein
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy