Praise for To the Mountaintop:

“A lovely, impassioned, and unforgettable portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. in his prime, drawing on unexpected sources to give a new understanding of an American leader.”

—Michael Beschloss

“Thoroughly researched and gracefully written, To the Mountaintop is a brilliant interpretation of Martin Luther King Jr.’s vocation to save America. Anyone who wishes to understand King and the civil rights movement cannot afford to miss this book.”

—James H. Cone, author of God of the Oppressed

“For those of us who knew Martin Luther King Jr., and were involved in the Southern movement, but also for all Americans, Stewart Burns brings wonderfully alive both the man himself and those exciting inspiring years.”

—Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States

“A masterpiece, like Gibbon’s, of literature as well as of history . . . powerfully moving from the beginning to the end. . . . With skill, care, and accuracy, Burns has made a moment of time timeless.”

—Ira Sandperl, former president, Institute for the Study of Nonviolence