Unearthing Seeds of Fire: The Idea of Highlander
- ISBN-10
- 0895870193
- ISBN-13
- 9780895870193
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 255
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1975
- Publisher
- Blair
- Authors
- Frank Adams, Myles Horton
Description
Unearthing Seeds of Fire is a thorough historical account of Highlander Folk School and the life of its founder Myles Horton
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