Angelou, Maya [1928 - 2014] — GATHER TOGETHER In MY NAME

New York: Random House, 1974. 1st edition. Bright orange cloth binding. Orange & black dust jacket. [8], 214, [2] pp. 8vo. In her life, "Angelou held many jobs, including some in the sex trade working as a prostitute and madam for lesbians, and describes so in her second autobiography, Gather Together in My Name. In a 1995 interview, Angelou said: I wrote about my experiences because I thought too many people tell young folks, 'I never did anything wrong. Who, Moi? – never I. I have no skeletons in my closet. In fact, I have no closet.' They lie like that and then young people find themselves in situations and they think, 'Damn I must be a pretty bad guy. My mom or dad never did anything wrong.' They can't forgive themselves and go on with their lives." [from Wiki]. Slight lean, otherwise a Nr Fine copy in a VG - VG+ jacket, which has a sunned backstrip.