Black boy: (American hunger) : a record of childhood and youth
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Perennial Classics, 1998.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st Perennial Classics ed.
Physical Desc:
xix, 419 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Lexile measure:
950L
Rating:
890L
Status:
Description
The author grew up in the woods of Mississippi amid poverty, hunger, fear, and hatred. He lied, stole, and raged at those around him; at six he was a "drunkard", hanging about in taverns. Surly, brutal, cold, suspicious, and self-pitying, he was surrounded on one side by whites who were either indifferent to him, pitying, or cruel, and on the other side by blacks who resented anyone trying to rise above the common law. This is the author's powerful account of his journey from innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. It is an unashamed confession and a profound indictment, a poignant and disturbing record of social injustice and human suffering.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Guilford Adult Biography
BIOG WRIGHT, RICHARD
Billed
Stony Creek/Willoughby Wallace Adult Non-Fiction
92 WRIGHT
On Shelf
Woodbridge Adult Biography
B WRIGHT (RICHARD)
On Shelf
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
0060929782
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 7.4, 22 Points
Level 7.4, 22 Points
Lexile measure:
950
Notes
General Note
"The restored text, established by the Library of America."
General Note
"Originally published in 1945 by Harper & Brothers ... The text as restored by the Library of America was published in 1991 ... First HarperPerennial edition published 1993"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience
890L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,7.4,22,12777
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Wright, R. (1998). Black boy: (American hunger) : a record of childhood and youth. 1st Perennial Classics ed. Perennial Classics.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. 1998. Black Boy: (American Hunger) : A Record of Childhood and Youth. Perennial Classics.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Wright, Richard, 1908-1960, Black Boy: (American Hunger) : A Record of Childhood and Youth. Perennial Classics, 1998.
MLA Citation (style guide)Wright, Richard. Black Boy: (American Hunger) : A Record of Childhood and Youth. 1st Perennial Classics ed. Perennial Classics, 1998.
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