In this book, the author Booker T. Washington explained about the his struggling life. From his childhood upto the death he struggled lot in his life. He had done the struggling for getting education, for money, he fight with many bad situation in his life. Through his life full of difficulty, hard, painful, emotional, he did not loose the hope. He continued to fight with such difficulties in his life. He, his mother, brother and other people of his caste work under the order of there master until there caste don't got a freedom. He is the greatest personality. I never seen the personality like Booker. Most emotional event in his life is that, when he getting the news of his mother death. When I read it, suddenly oh!God word came out from my mouth. This is the emotional, inspiring story of the Booker T.Washington's life . He did lot of social work for the people of his caste. After getting a job of a teacher, he came to his native town to educate the people. To improve the condition of his race. He was always helpful person. He is the greatest personality. If you read this book, you got a lot of inspiration from his life .