Let the Trumpet Sound: A Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
&#8220;The most comprehensive, the most thoroughly researched and documented, the most scholarly of the biographies of Martin Luther King, Jr.&#8221; (HENRY STEELE COMMAGER, Philadelphia Inquirer)&#8220;Moving, scholarly, lucid, invaluable. ...Thebook on Martin Luther King.&#8221; (WILLIAM MANCHESTER, author ofThe Last Lion)&#8220;Oates has written the most comprehensive account of King&#8217;s life yet published. ... Displays a remarkable understanding of King&#8217;s individual role in the civil rights movement. ... Helps us appreciate how sorely King is missed.&#8221; (ERIC FONER, New York Times Book Review)&#8220;A monumental work. ... A stirring portrait.&#8221; (Publishers Weekly)&#8220;Martin Luther King is captured in all his power, glory, and humility.&#8221; (Chicago Tribune)&#8220;Clearly the best biography we have. ... Stirring. ... Evokes King and his epic struggle with you-are-there vividness.&#8221; (Newsday)A Notable Book of the Year (New York Times Book Review)