Uncle Otto - Couverture rigide

Cook, Winfred

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0595684262 ISBN 13 : 9780595684267

Editeur : iUniverse, 2007

Synopsis

Long before moving away from The Bottom, the poor black district of Beaumont, Arkansas, David and Mary Green yearn to escape the rural south and find a better life. The family steals away in the night, seeking a new beginning in St. Louis, Missouri. Even though St. Louis is more than they hoped for, their son, Otto, succumbs to the draw of the streets; he's lured into the dangerous world of bootlegging alcohol at the height of Prohibition.

This fictional story of a large African American family from Arkansas and their move to a new life in St. Louis documents the history of black migration to the north in the 1920s and '30s. Cook vividly captures the tone of the times in this story filled with details of the family's lives-from births, marriages, separations, and deaths, to their compelling experiences with racism and Jim Crow laws, criminal activity, and, eventually, redemption.

Written in memoir form, Uncle Otto is a nostalgic tribute to Winfred Cook's disabled uncle.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Long before moving away from The Bottom, the poor black district of Beaumont, Arkansas, David and Mary Green yearn to escape the rural south and find a better life. The family steals away in the night, seeking a new beginning in St. Louis, Missouri. Even though St. Louis is more than they hoped for, their son, Otto, succumbs to the draw of the streets; he's lured into the dangerous world of bootlegging alcohol at the height of Prohibition.This fictional story of a large African American family from Arkansas and their move to a new life in St. Louis documents the history of black migration to the north in the 1920s and '30s. Cook vividly captures the tone of the times in this story filled with details of the family's lives-from births, marriages, separations, and deaths, to their compelling experiences with racism and Jim Crow laws, criminal activity, and, eventually, redemption.Written in memoir form, Uncle Otto is a nostalgic tribute to Winfred Cook's disabled uncle.

Biographie de l'auteur

Born and raised in St.Louis, Missouri, Winfred Cook has worked as ahairdresser most of his life. He now resides inOakland, California.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: iUniverse
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0595684262
• ISBN 13: 9780595684267
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 278
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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