My Grandfather's Son: A Memoir

Clarence Thomas

Harper Collins, Oct 14, 2008 - Biography & Autobiography - 320 pages

Provocative, inspiring, and unflinchingly honest, My Grandfather's Son is the story of one of America's most remarkable and controversial leaders, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, told in his own words. Thomas speaks out, revealing the pieces of his life he holds dear, detailing the suffering and injustices he has overcome, including the acrimonious and polarizing Senate hearing involving a former aide, Anita Hill, and the depression and despair it created in his own life and the lives of those closest to him. In this candid and deeply moving memoir, a quintessential American tale of hardship and grit, Clarence Thomas recounts his astonishing journey for the first time.

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User Review  - rbartholomew - LibraryThing

I came away with a new respect for Clarence Thomas. I listened to the audio version and it was something special to hear the author read his work. Great stuff!

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User Review  - Voracious_Reader - LibraryThing

First portion of the memoir provides lots of insight into Thomas' upbringing and the extraordinary difficulties, including poverty and lack of family stability he survived, and the freedom from those ...

Contents

• Sun to Sun: 1
• As Good as Us: 29
• The Corridor: 49
• No Room at the Top: 67
• The Golden Handcuffs: 91
• A Question of Will: 121
• Son Stand Up: 151
• Approaching the Bench: 191
• Invitation to a Lynching: 241
• Going to Meet the Man: 261

About the author

Clarence Thomas is Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Born in Pinpoint, Georgia, he is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and Yale Law School. He lives with his wife and great nephew in northern Virginia.

Bibliographic information

• Title: My Grandfather's Son: A Memoir
• Author: Clarence Thomas
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Harper Collins, 2008
• ISBN: 006056556X, 9780060565565
• Length: 320 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / General; Biography & Autobiography / General