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The Wake of the Wind

By Cooper, J California

The Wake of the Wind Contemporary literature

The Wake of the Wind

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A dramatic and thought-provoking novel of one family’s triumph in the face of the hardships and challenges of the post-Civil War South, from the award-winning author of Family “Rendered with compassion and beautiful simplicity.”—The Washington Post Book World “[A] provocative and at times painful family portrait . . . It should be required reading.”—Detroit Free Press Opening in Texas during the waning years of the Civil War, The Wake of the Wind tells the epic story of a remarkable heroine, Lifee, and her husband, Mor. When news of Emancipation finally comes to Texas, Mor, Lifee, and their family set out in search of hope and a piece of land they can work and call their own. Miraculously, they manage not only to survive but to succeed—their crops grow, their children thrive, they educate themselves and others. But the South during Reconstruction is not a place that takes kindly to the achievements of former slaves, and as lynchings and injustices become a plague across the region, time and time again they must make the anguished decision to leave their land in search of a safer place. Land, however, is the least of their worldly possessions. Lifee and Mor are the descendants of a long and vital line. Having used their intelligence, strength, and ingenuity to make their place in the new post-Civil War world, they in turn pass those talents along to their children—the next generation to surge forward, accomplishing more than their parents could ever dream. At once tragic and triumphant, The Wake of the Wind is a penetrating look at the challenges that generations of African Americans have had to overcome in order to carve out a home and a future for themselves and their families.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
384
Release Date:
1999-12-28
Publication Date:
1999-12-28
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0385487053
ISBN13:
9780385487054
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
272 g
Height:
133 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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