Georgia Boy
Title | Georgia Boy PDF eBook |
Author | Erskine Caldwell |
Publisher | Open Road Media |
Total Pages | 163 |
Release | 2011-06-21 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 145321710X |
DIVDIVFourteen stories that follow a young boy coming of age in a dysfunctional family in the rural South /div DIVMeet William Stroop, a young son of the South whose charming voice and mordant observations of family and culture make him one of American literature’s most memorable narrators. In these fourteen interwoven stories, William details the high (and low) points of his family history, focusing particularly on his lazy, scheming father, Morris, his put-upon mother, Martha, and his confidante, Handsome Brown, a young black farmhand. As Morris matches wits with strangers and neighbors alike in constant pursuit of get-rich-quick plans, Martha tries to hold the family together without the aid of any discernable income./divDIV /divDIVTold with the polish and moral resonance of fables, Georgia Boy captures the beauty and tragedy of life in the rural South during the twentieth century./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Erskine Caldwell including rare photos and never-before-seen documents courtesy of the Dartmouth College Library./div/div
The Complete Stories of Erskine Caldwell
Title | The Complete Stories of Erskine Caldwell PDF eBook |
Author | Erskine Caldwell |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 1980-06-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780884114550 |
The complete stories of Erskine Caldwell
Title | The complete stories of Erskine Caldwell PDF eBook |
Author | Erskine Caldwell |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 664 |
Release | 1978 |
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The Stories of Erskine Caldwell
Title | The Stories of Erskine Caldwell PDF eBook |
Author | Erskine Caldwell |
Publisher | Open Road Media |
Total Pages | 894 |
Release | 2011-06-21 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1453217169 |
DIVDIVAmerican master Erskine Caldwell’s powerful classic stories of anger, humor, insight, and hope for the South /divDIV /divDIVAuthor of some of the most widely banned fiction of the twentieth century, Erskine Caldwell had a talent for striking a nerve. In this collection of nearly one hundred stories, the full depth and scope of his talent is on display, including his trademark biting satire as well as his skill at rendering deeply moving portraits of his native South./divDIV /divDIVIn a career that spanned over six decades, Caldwell produced stories that serve to document a changing society, from the dehumanizing trials of the Great Depression through the transformative battle to desegregate the South. Taken together, his short fiction reveals a voice that remains essential for readers hoping to understand the American experience. /divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Erskine Caldwell including rare photos and never-before-seen documents courtesy of the Dartmouth College Library./div/div
God's Little Acre
Title | God's Little Acre PDF eBook |
Author | Erskine Caldwell |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 320 |
Release | 1940 |
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Trouble in July
Title | Trouble in July PDF eBook |
Author | Erskine Caldwell |
Publisher | Open Road Media |
Total Pages | 195 |
Release | 2011-06-21 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 145321707X |
DIVDIVA community lynches a wrongly accused man in Caldwell’s scathing indictment of Southern prejudice/divDIV /divDIVWhen word spreads through Julie County that Sonny Clark, a black man, has assaulted Katy Barlow, a white woman, the man’s fate is sealed. With frightening speed, authorities and an outraged mob align to apprehend Clark and condemn him without trial. By the time Barlow confesses that no crime occurred, it is too late./divDIV /divDIVTold from the multiple perspectives of victim and victimizers as well as passive onlookers, Trouble in July depicts in harrowing detail the tragic ignorance of individuals who fail to understand their roles in a hateful miscarriage of justice./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Erskine Caldwell including rare photos and never-before-seen documents courtesy of the Dartmouth College Library./div/div
Tobacco Road
Title | Tobacco Road PDF eBook |
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Total Pages | |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781448735341 |