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My Larger Education: Being Chapters from My Experience is a 1911 autobiographical work by American educator Booker T. Washington. It extends the account of his life beyond Up from Slavery, concentrating on his public work, travels, educational philosophy, and leadership at Tuskegee Institute. The book is intended for readers studying Washington's ideas about vocational education, institution building, race relations, and Black advancement in the United States.

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Who wrote My Larger Education, and when was it published?

My Larger Education: Being Chapters from My Experience was written by American educator Booker T. Washington and published in 1911. Google Books records the Doubleday, Page edition at 313 pages. ([Google Books](https://books.google.com/books?id=ipQLAAAAIAAJ))

What part of Booker T. Washington's life does My Larger Education focus on?

The book moves beyond his early-life account and concentrates on public work, travel, educational ideas, and leadership at Tuskegee Institute. Washington wrote that it was meant to explain the educational methods being used at Tuskegee and how disadvantages could be turned into opportunities. ([Project Gutenberg text](https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/73923/pg73923-images.html))

What role does Tuskegee Institute play in My Larger Education?

Tuskegee is the book's main practical setting and the place where Washington develops his ideas about industrial and academic education. The narrative discusses the school's growth and the methods he used to serve African American students in Alabama. ([WorldCat summary](https://search.worldcat.org/title/My-larger-education-being-chapters-from-my-experience/oclc/1894421))

Does My Larger Education discuss Washington's public leadership?

Yes, it reflects on his public speeches, travel, and the national response to his work, including the attention generated by his Atlanta speech. Washington describes receiving letters and newspaper editorials that treated him as a possible leader after the speech. ([Project Gutenberg text](https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/73923/pg73923-images.html))

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