The House of Joshua (Texts and Contexts) - Hardcover

Fullilove, Mindy Thompson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803220073 ISBN 13: 9780803220072

Publisher: University of Nebraska Press, 1999

Synopsis

Mindy Thompson Fullilove offers a series of meditations on her remarkable family and the places where they have lived. She lovingly recalls her parents: her father, a black leader of the labor movement, and her mother, a white woman whose boundless generosity was always in conflict with the racial divisions of the world around her. "Place" is a major actor in her family story, and in the course of bringing the backgrounds of six generations into the foreground, Fullilove uncovers the many lives--her own included--that are rooted in those places.

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Review:

"Fullilove presents an extraordinary collection of highly intelligent and beautifully written essays. . . . More than memoir, the essays are an exploration of the psychological importance of place in the life of an individual. . . . Fullilove''s writing is warm, gracious, and intelligent."--"Booklist"

Synopsis:

This text offers a series of meditations on the authoress's family and the places where they lived. She recalls her parents - her father was a black leader of the labour movement, considers the psychological importance of "place", and uncovers the backgrounds of six generations of her family.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0803220073
• ISBN 13: 9780803220072
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 168