Long Journey Home: Stories from Black History - Hardcover

Lester, Julius

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9780803749535: Long Journey Home: Stories from Black History

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803749538 ISBN 13: 9780803749535

Publisher: Puffin, 1992

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Six timeless stories about slavery describe the lives of Rambler, a runaway slave for whom music was his only salvation; Ben, the "perfect" slave; Louis, the runaway who could not stop running; Bob, the cowboy who knew the ways of wild horses; and others. Reissue.

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About the Author:

Julius Lester is a celebrated author whose accolades include a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Award. He is also a National Book Award finalist, a National Book Critics Circle nominee, and a recipient of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. In addition to his critically acclaimed writing career, Mr. Lester has distinguished himself as a civil rights activist, musician, photographer, radio talk-show host, and professor. For 32 years he taught at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He lives in western Massachusetts.

Synopsis:

Six short stories drawn from history record Black Americans' struggle for freedom during the days of slavery, chronicling the lives of a blues singer, a cowboy, two lovers forced apart when the girl is sold, and a traveler on the Underground Railroad.

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