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A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest J. Gaines
- Bookseller: affinnallc
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: KL176-110206-15
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Good
- Quantity available: 1
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0394514688
- ISBN 13: 9780394514680
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
- Date published: 1983-09-12
- Pages: 213
- Size: 6 x 8.75 x 0.75 inches
- Weight: 0.9 pounds
Description
Alfred A. Knopf, 1983-09-12. Hardcover. Good. Good: BIND: hardback ED: ex-library with typical library identifiers. DJ: [good] clean, straight, mylar covered. COVER: [very good] clean, straight. SPINE: [good] clean, straight, tight with slight tilt. PAGES: [very good] clean, straight, unmarked. JCC
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Ex-library : A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of the library's use.
Book summary
A story of racism, violence, and self-realization set in backwoods Louisiana under the Jim Crow era. The action is set in motion when a white farmer is murdered by a black, in circumstances reminiscent of the notorious Emmet Till case of the 1950s. Rather than allow the defendant to be summarily executed--or lynched--fifteen elderly black men go to the local sheriff and each confess to the crime, thereby making prosecution of the case virtually impossible.
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