Format:
Online-Ressource (ix, 255 p)
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ill
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0817316728
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9780817316723
Content:
This is a true story of the struggle, survival, and ultimate success of a large black family in south Alabama who, in the middle decades of the 20th century, lifted themselves out of poverty to achieve the American dream of property ownership. Descended from slaves and sharecroppers in the Black Belt region, this family of hard-working parents and their thirteen children is mentored by its matriarch, Moa, the author’s beloved great grandmother, who passes on to the family, along with other cultural wealth, her recipe for moonshine. Without rancor or blame, and even with occasional humo
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I. The Beginning; II. The Work; III. The Business; IV. The Characters; V. The Stories;
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780817316723
Additional Edition:
Print version The Pecan Orchard : Journey of a Sharecropper's Daughter
Language:
English
