The title story of this 1899 collection by the well-known poet follows a slave woman name Cassie and her baby boy Gideon, named after the Biblical warrior that his mother heard about in church. Other stories include “Mammy Peggy’s Pride, ” “Viney’s Free Papers, ” “An Old-Time Christmas, ” and “The Faith Cure Man.”
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Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906), the son of former slaves, was among the first African-American writers to forge a successful literary career. Much of his work was composed in dialect, and fostered an idyllic view of the Old South; this resulted in a critical backlash that only recently has given way to a more nuanced appreciation.
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Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● Pagine 384 ● ISBN 9781411458871 ● Dimensione 0.3 MB ● Età 99-17 anni ● Casa editrice Barnes & Noble ● Pubblicato 2011 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 5864233 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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