Taylor Branch

Praise for the King Era Trilogy

At Canaan’s Edge

“The crowning achievement of Branch’s King trilogy is to show anew the moral power of [nonviolent] philosophy.”
– The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“A thrilling book, marvelous in both its breadth and its detail. There is drama in every paragraph.”
– Anthony Lewis, The New York Times Book Review

Pillar of Fire

“By the time you have finished [Pillar of Fire], you feel almost as if you have relieved the era, not just read about it.”
– Richard Bernstein, The New York Times

“This is jet-propelled history.”
– James Goodman, The Boston Globe

Parting the Waters

“Right out of the pages of our lives….Compelling portraits, placed in the excitement of a period when oppressed and powerless people moving together changed themselves and their country profoundly and permanently.”

– Eleanor Holmes Norton, The New York Times Book Review

“A compelling story, masterfully told.”
– Richard John Neuhaus, The Wall Street Journal