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A Gathering Of Old Men by , Gaines
- Bookseller: Mybooklocator
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 457354
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Jacket condition: Very Good
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0394514688
- ISBN 13: 9780394514680
- Publisher: Alfred A Knopf
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1984
- Pages: 213
- Size: 6 x 8.75 x 0.75 inches
- Weight: 0.9 pounds
Description
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. EX-LIBRARY EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED DUST JACKET WRAPPED IN MYLAR. TAN HARDCOVER COVER. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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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