Six Lessons for Six Sons, John Massengale and David Clow
Six Lessons for Six Sons, John Massengale and David Clow
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Six Lessons for Six Sons

Author: John Massengale and David Clow

Narrator: various authors

Unabridged: 7 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006


Synopsis

Part inspiring memoir, part practical motivation for building strong families and careers, this is the ragstoriches story of an exceptional father and the six principles that helped an AfricanAmerican family rise from poverty in postslavery Texas a century ago to thriving careers all over the United States today.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lgordo on December 07, 2022

I'm a sucker for this kind of book, I thought, but I found it unreadable. I'm not against the bootstraps narrative or anything. I just found the writing itself to be dull and confusing. I actually didn't get much further than the hot-headed grandfather (great grandfather?) who behaved much different......more

Goodreads review by Jason on February 07, 2008

Excellent, Excellent, Excellent!!! I would highly recommend this book to anyone. This non-fiction details the life of Joe Massengale, an African American who grew up in Marshall, Texas in the old overly racist south. (Marshall, Texas is where the university in the movie the Great Debaters is located......more

Goodreads review by Estefania on July 07, 2015

The incredible story of how a man was able to push through obstacles to get himself and his sons out of poverty. It's always nice to read about success stories. This one in particular was written through interviewing the father (Joe) and his six sons.......more