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Over the Edge

The Adventures of Me n' Ol' Joe

by Mark Finley ...

About the BookSeems like sometimes a feller has ta’ write ’bout stuff that coulda been, mighta been, shoulda been, probably didn’t happen, but would be funny if it did happen. So that’s what the tall tales in this book are all about. Ya see it all started out while attending New Mexico State University from 1962 through 1965. I spent quite a bit of time with a fellow agriculture student named ... Read more

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About the BookSeems like sometimes a feller has ta’ write ’bout stuff that coulda been, mighta been, shoulda been, probably didn’t happen, but would be funny if it did happen. So that’s what the tall tales in this book are all about. Ya see it all started out while attending New Mexico State University from 1962 through 1965. I spent quite a bit of time with a fellow agriculture student named
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Bullwhip Days

The Slaves Remember

Edited by James Mellon ...

"Twenty-nine oral histories and additional excerpts, selected from 2000 interviews with former slaves conducted in the 1930s for a WPA Federal Writers Project, document the conditions of slavery that . . . lie at the root of today's racism." — Publishers WeeklyIn the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration commissioned an oral history of the remaining former slaves. Bullwhip Days is a remarkable ... Read more

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"Twenty-nine oral histories and additional excerpts, selected from 2000 interviews with former slaves conducted in the 1930s for a WPA Federal Writers Project, document the conditions of slavery that . . . lie at the root of today's racism." — Publishers WeeklyIn the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration commissioned an oral history of the remaining former slaves. Bullwhip Days is a remarkable
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Mules and Men

by Zora Neale Hurston ...

Zora Neale Hurston brings us Black America’s folklore as only she can, putting the oral history on the written page with grace and understanding. This new edition of *Mules and Men*features a new cover and a P.S. section which includes insights, interviews, and more.For the student of cultural history, Mules and Men is a treasury of Black America’s folklore as collected by Zora Neale Hurston, the ... Read more

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Zora Neale Hurston brings us Black America’s folklore as only she can, putting the oral history on the written page with grace and understanding. This new edition of *Mules and Men*features a new cover and a P.S. section which includes insights, interviews, and more.For the student of cultural history, Mules and Men is a treasury of Black America’s folklore as collected by Zora Neale Hurston, the
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Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit

by Joel Chandler Harris ...

Brer Rabbit is the main character of the Uncle Remus stories, a likable character prone to tricks and trouble-making who is often opposed by Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear. In one tale, Br'er Fox constructs a lump of tar and puts clothing on it. When Br'er Rabbit comes along he addresses the "tar baby" amiably, but receives no response. Br'er Rabbit becomes offended by what he perceives as Tar Baby's ... Read more

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Brer Rabbit is the main character of the Uncle Remus stories, a likable character prone to tricks and trouble-making who is often opposed by Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear. In one tale, Br'er Fox constructs a lump of tar and puts clothing on it. When Br'er Rabbit comes along he addresses the "tar baby" amiably, but receives no response. Br'er Rabbit becomes offended by what he perceives as Tar Baby's
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Slave Narratives: Mississippi

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First-Hand Accounts of Slavery in America. With active Table of contents. Hundreds of former slaves were interviewed during the depression as part of the WPA project sponsored by the Library of Congress. This file includes all parts dealing with former slaves in Florida. Other files, published separately, focus on other southern states. In all, there are some two thousand narratives from the ... Read more

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First-Hand Accounts of Slavery in America. With active Table of contents. Hundreds of former slaves were interviewed during the depression as part of the WPA project sponsored by the Library of Congress. This file includes all parts dealing with former slaves in Florida. Other files, published separately, focus on other southern states. In all, there are some two thousand narratives from the
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Jonah's Gourd Vine

A Novel

by Zora Neale Hurston ...

A story of love and community, written by the hand of Zora Neale Hurston, one of the 20th century’s greatest authors, and a woman who truly understands her characters’ motivations. This modern classic edition of Jonah's Gourd Vine features an updated cover and a P.S. section which includes insights, interviews, and more.Jonah's Gourd Vine, Zora Neale Hurston’s first novel, originally published in ... Read more

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A story of love and community, written by the hand of Zora Neale Hurston, one of the 20th century’s greatest authors, and a woman who truly understands her characters’ motivations. This modern classic edition of Jonah's Gourd Vine features an updated cover and a P.S. section which includes insights, interviews, and more.Jonah's Gourd Vine, Zora Neale Hurston’s first novel, originally published in
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The Journey of Little Charlie

by Christopher Paul Curtis ...

The Newberry Medalist brings humor and heart to this story of a Civil War–era boy struggling to do right in the face of history's cruelest evils.Twelve-year-old Charlie is down on his luck: His sharecropper father just died, and Cap'n Buck—the most fearsome man in Possum Moan, South Carolina—has come to collect a debt. Fearing for his life, Charlie strikes a deal with Cap'n Buck and agrees to ... Read more

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The Newberry Medalist brings humor and heart to this story of a Civil War–era boy struggling to do right in the face of history's cruelest evils.Twelve-year-old Charlie is down on his luck: His sharecropper father just died, and Cap'n Buck—the most fearsome man in Possum Moan, South Carolina—has come to collect a debt. Fearing for his life, Charlie strikes a deal with Cap'n Buck and agrees to
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Slave Narratives

Enriched edition. A Folk History of Slavery in the United States. From Interviews with Former Slaves / Mississippi Narratives

by United States. Work Projects Administration, Cameron Farley ...

"Slave Narratives,'Äù compiled by the United States Work Projects Administration, is a pivotal anthology that presents firsthand accounts from former enslaved individuals in the United States. It comprehensively captures the raw and often harrowing experiences of enslavement through the voices of those who lived it, blending literary realism with oral history. The narratives are marked by their ... Read more

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"Slave Narratives,'Äù compiled by the United States Work Projects Administration, is a pivotal anthology that presents firsthand accounts from former enslaved individuals in the United States. It comprehensively captures the raw and often harrowing experiences of enslavement through the voices of those who lived it, blending literary realism with oral history. The narratives are marked by their
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Slave Narratives, Volume I, Alabama Narratives

by Various ...

Slave Narratives, Volume I, Alabama NarrativesA Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former SlavesThis edition features• illustrations• a linked Table of ContentsTYPEWRITTEN RECORDS PREPARED BY THE FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT 1936-1938, ASSEMBLED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PROJECT WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, SPONSORED BY THE LIBRARY OF ... Read more

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Slave Narratives, Volume I, Alabama NarrativesA Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former SlavesThis edition features• illustrations• a linked Table of ContentsTYPEWRITTEN RECORDS PREPARED BY THE FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT 1936-1938, ASSEMBLED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PROJECT WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, SPONSORED BY THE LIBRARY OF
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Sweat

by Zora Neale Hurston ...

Delia Jones endures the relentless cruelty of her husband, Sykes, in a small Florida town. As a hardworking washwoman, she finds solace in her routine and the church, despite Sykes's abusive behavior and infidelity. When Sykes brings a deadly rattlesnake into their home to terrorize her further, Delia's fear transforms into a cold, determined rage. ... Read more

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Delia Jones endures the relentless cruelty of her husband, Sykes, in a small Florida town. As a hardworking washwoman, she finds solace in her routine and the church, despite Sykes's abusive behavior and infidelity. When Sykes brings a deadly rattlesnake into their home to terrorize her further, Delia's fear transforms into a cold, determined rage.
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Just A Nigger

by Robert Condry ...

In 1865, Ole Bill Smithson returns to his plantation because it's his home. He reluctantly saves Mave, a former slave from another plantation, from rape, and then finds her determined to stay on at his place, since she has nowhere else to go. She is both smart and useful, and Bill finds that he is unable to rid himself of her. New horizons open that neither of them would have expected, and that ... Read more

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In 1865, Ole Bill Smithson returns to his plantation because it's his home. He reluctantly saves Mave, a former slave from another plantation, from rape, and then finds her determined to stay on at his place, since she has nowhere else to go. She is both smart and useful, and Bill finds that he is unable to rid himself of her. New horizons open that neither of them would have expected, and that
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Dog Ghosts and The Word on the Brazos

Negro Preacher Tales from the Brazos Bottoms of Texas

by J. Mason Brewer ...

This book contains two volumes of African American folk tales collected by J. Mason Brewer.The stories included in Dog Ghosts are as varied as the Texas landscape, as full of contrasts as Texas weather. Among them are tales that have their roots deeply imbedded in African, Irish, and Welsh mythology; others have parallels in pre-Columbian Mexican tradition, and a few have versions that can be ... Read more

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This book contains two volumes of African American folk tales collected by J. Mason Brewer.The stories included in Dog Ghosts are as varied as the Texas landscape, as full of contrasts as Texas weather. Among them are tales that have their roots deeply imbedded in African, Irish, and Welsh mythology; others have parallels in pre-Columbian Mexican tradition, and a few have versions that can be
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