Pat Conroy's The Water is Wide A Memoir Summary

Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book Pat Conroy's The Water is Wide A Memoir Summary by Ant Hive Media, Ant Hive Media
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ant Hive Media ISBN: 9781311565334
Publisher: Ant Hive Media Publication: March 23, 2016
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Ant Hive Media
ISBN: 9781311565334
Publisher: Ant Hive Media
Publication: March 23, 2016
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

This is a Summary of Pat Conroy's memoir titled "The Water is Wide". Conroy is a Southerner and as a white American in the Deep South in the 1950s admits to biased behavior against blacks, particularly when he was in high school. However, his politics changed in college and his liberal ideas are reinforced when he visits the Nazi concentration camps. When he was young teacher, he witnessed the extreme grief of his students over the death of Martin Luther King, leader of the African American Civil Rights Movement.

Wanting to act on his new-found idealism, Pat applies for the Peace Corps but he never receives a reply. Not one to easily give up on his resolve to change bigotry and hatred, he applies for a teaching position in Yamacraw Island. Pat is fully aware that Yamacraw, an isolated island off the coast of South Carolina, is populated by blacks. For hundreds of years the inhabitants have lived on the produce of their farms and from the bounty of the sea, a way of life that practically isolates them from the rest of the world. At Yamacraw, Pat hopes to make a difference, no matter how small, to eliminate racial prejudice by helping in the education of the island’s predominantly black school children. Superintendent Dr. Henry Piedmont is more than happy to approve his application for a teaching position.

Available in a variety of formats, this summary is aimed for those who want to capture the gist of the book but don't have the current time to devour all 338 pages. You get the main summary along with all of the benefits and lessons the actual book has to offer. You get the main summary along with all of the benefits and lessons the actual book has to offer. This summary is not intended to be used without reference to the original book.

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

This is a Summary of Pat Conroy's memoir titled "The Water is Wide". Conroy is a Southerner and as a white American in the Deep South in the 1950s admits to biased behavior against blacks, particularly when he was in high school. However, his politics changed in college and his liberal ideas are reinforced when he visits the Nazi concentration camps. When he was young teacher, he witnessed the extreme grief of his students over the death of Martin Luther King, leader of the African American Civil Rights Movement.

Wanting to act on his new-found idealism, Pat applies for the Peace Corps but he never receives a reply. Not one to easily give up on his resolve to change bigotry and hatred, he applies for a teaching position in Yamacraw Island. Pat is fully aware that Yamacraw, an isolated island off the coast of South Carolina, is populated by blacks. For hundreds of years the inhabitants have lived on the produce of their farms and from the bounty of the sea, a way of life that practically isolates them from the rest of the world. At Yamacraw, Pat hopes to make a difference, no matter how small, to eliminate racial prejudice by helping in the education of the island’s predominantly black school children. Superintendent Dr. Henry Piedmont is more than happy to approve his application for a teaching position.

Available in a variety of formats, this summary is aimed for those who want to capture the gist of the book but don't have the current time to devour all 338 pages. You get the main summary along with all of the benefits and lessons the actual book has to offer. You get the main summary along with all of the benefits and lessons the actual book has to offer. This summary is not intended to be used without reference to the original book.

More books from Ant Hive Media

Cover of the book Pam Grout’s E-Squared: Nine Do-It-Yourself Energy Experiments That Prove Your Thoughts Create Your Reality | Summary by Ant Hive Media
Cover of the book Ron Chernow’s Washington: A Life | Summary by Ant Hive Media
Cover of the book Gary Vaynerchuk’s #AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur’s Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness | Summary by Ant Hive Media
Cover of the book Mitchell Zuckoff’s 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi | Summary by Ant Hive Media
Cover of the book Michael Lewis’ Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt | Summary by Ant Hive Media
Cover of the book James Andrew Miller’s Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood’s Creative Artists Agency | Summary by Ant Hive Media
Cover of the book Power Series: The Power of Habit, The Road to Character, Awaken the Giant Within, Mindset, The Obstacle is The Way | Summary Pack by Ant Hive Media
Cover of the book Feature Series Real History: Alexander Hamilton, The New Jim Crow, Dead Wake, The Big Short, Sapiens | Summary Pack by Ant Hive Media
Cover of the book E.J. Dionne Jr.’s Why the Right Went Wrong: Conservatism - From Goldwater to the Tea Party and Beyond by Ant Hive Media
Cover of the book Dr. Mike Dow’s The Brain Fog Fix: Reclaim Your Focus, Memory, and Joy in Just 3 Weeks | Summary by Ant Hive Media
Cover of the book David Perlmutter’s Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers Summary by Ant Hive Media
Cover of the book Rebecca Traister’s All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation | Summary by Ant Hive Media
Cover of the book Jim Collins' Good to Great Why Some Companies Make the Leap … And Others Don’t Summary by Ant Hive Media
Cover of the book Kotlikoff, Moeller, and Solman's Get What’s Yours:The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security Revised Summary by Ant Hive Media
Cover of the book Chris Ducker’s Virtual Freedom: How to Work with Virtual Staff to Buy More Time, Become More Productive, and Build Your Dream Business | Summary by Ant Hive Media
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