| Description |
1 online resource (xxx, 190 pages) |
| Series |
Margaret Walker Alexander series in African American studies |
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Margaret Walker Alexander series in African American studies.
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| Contents |
Surviving the patterrollers -- The surrogate mother -- The wanderer -- Consumed by life -- Getting along swimmingly -- Setting the stage -- Writing for posterity from Hawaii -- Challenges at Atlanta University -- A lark a flyin' -- Achieving a dream |
| Summary |
Ann Petry (1908-1997) achieved prominence during a period in which few black women were published with regularity in America. Her novels, along with various short stories and non-fiction, poignantly described the struggles and triumphs of middle-class blacks living in primarily white communities. Petry's ancestors, the James family, served as inspiration for much of her fiction. This collection of more than four hundred family letters, edited by Petry's daughter, is an engaging portrait of black family life from the 1890s to the early twentieth century |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Petry, Ann, 1908-1997 -- Family
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James family -- Correspondence
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James family |
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Petry, Ann, 1908-1997 |
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Petry, Ann Lane. |
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Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Family relationships
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African American novelists -- Family relationships
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African American families -- History -- Sources
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African Americans -- Correspondence
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- Letters.
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African American families
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African Americans
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Families
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Novelists, American -- Family relationships
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Ahnen
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Personal correspondence
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Sources
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Quelle.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Petry, Elisabeth.
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| ISBN |
9781617030680 |
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1617030686 |
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1282917366 |
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9781282917361 |
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