The Resource Men we reaped : a memoir, Jesmyn Ward
Men we reaped : a memoir, Jesmyn Ward
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The item Men we reaped : a memoir, Jesmyn Ward represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Dallas Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "Jesmyn Ward's universally acclaimed memoir shines a light on the community she comes from, in the small town of DeLisle, Mississippi, a place of quiet beauty and fierce attachment. Here, in the space of four years, she lost five young men dear to her, including her beloved brother--to accidents, murder, and suicide. Their deaths were seemingly unconnected, yet their lives had been connected, by identity and place, and as Jesmyn dealt with these losses, she came to a staggering truth: These young men died because of who they were and the place they were from, because certain disadvantages breed a certain kind of bad luck. Because they lived with a history of racism and economic struggle. They agonizing reality commanded Jesmyn to write, at last, their true stories and her own. 'Men We Reaped' opens up a parallel universe, yet it points to problems whose roots are woven into the soil under all our feet. This indispensable American memoir is destined to become a classic"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Paperback edition.
- Extent
- 260 pages
- Note
- Includes "Reading group guide" (pages 256-260)
- Isbn
- 9781608197651
- Label
- Men we reaped : a memoir
- Title
- Men we reaped
- Title remainder
- a memoir
- Statement of responsibility
- Jesmyn Ward
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Jesmyn Ward's universally acclaimed memoir shines a light on the community she comes from, in the small town of DeLisle, Mississippi, a place of quiet beauty and fierce attachment. Here, in the space of four years, she lost five young men dear to her, including her beloved brother--to accidents, murder, and suicide. Their deaths were seemingly unconnected, yet their lives had been connected, by identity and place, and as Jesmyn dealt with these losses, she came to a staggering truth: These young men died because of who they were and the place they were from, because certain disadvantages breed a certain kind of bad luck. Because they lived with a history of racism and economic struggle. They agonizing reality commanded Jesmyn to write, at last, their true stories and her own. 'Men We Reaped' opens up a parallel universe, yet it points to problems whose roots are woven into the soil under all our feet. This indispensable American memoir is destined to become a classic"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by back cover
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ward, Jesmyn
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3623.A7323
- LC item number
- Z46 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Ward, Jesmyn
- Ward, Jesmyn
- African American women authors
- Rural poor
- African American men
- African American men
- African American women authors
- Rural poor
- Mississippi
- Label
- Men we reaped : a memoir, Jesmyn Ward
- Note
- Includes "Reading group guide" (pages 256-260)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- Paperback edition.
- Extent
- 260 pages
- Isbn
- 9781608197651
- Lccn
- 2013013600
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn869343489
- (OCoLC)869343489
- Label
- Men we reaped : a memoir, Jesmyn Ward
- Note
- Includes "Reading group guide" (pages 256-260)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- Paperback edition.
- Extent
- 260 pages
- Isbn
- 9781608197651
- Lccn
- 2013013600
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn869343489
- (OCoLC)869343489
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