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The Glory Field
by Walter Dean Myers
ISBN: 0590458973
ISBN-13: 9780590458979
Format: Reinforced Hardcover
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Summary
Two hundred and fifty years in the life of an African-American family, from the slavery era up to the present. The story begins when 11-year-old Muhammad Bilal is kidnapped from his home in West Africa, transported to the U.S. on a slave ship, and sold to the owner of a planation in South Carolina. In the generations that follow, Muhammad's descendents are drawn by their dreams and the circumstances of their lives to a small plot of land in South Carolina that they call the Glory Field.This novel concentrates on five of those descendents: Lizzy in 1864, Elijah in 1900; Luvenia in 1930, Tommy in 1964, and Malcolm in 1994.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Scholastic
Published date: 1994
Size: 6 x 8.75 inches
Weight: 1.35 pounds
Ages: 7 to 9
Pages: 375
Synopses
Follows a family's two hundred forty-one year history, from the capture of an African boy in the 1750s through the lives of his descendants, as their dreams and circumstances lead them away from and back to the small plot of land in South Carolina that they call the Glory Field.
Publisher's Notes
Newbery Honor-winning author Walter Dean Myers' landmark novel is a moving and redemptive look at five generations of one African-American family. In the tradition of Alex Haley's Roots, this memorable saga traces the Lewis family from Africa to slavery in America through contemporary generations. The Glory Field is a powerful epic from a master storyteller. Young Adults.
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Scholastic, 1994-10. Hardcover. Good +. Format: Hardcover. Year: 1994. Hardcover Book with Jacket. Ex-library with usual markings. Bottom right front corner of jacket was clipped out at time of library discard.FREE Media Mail Shipping on all U.S. orders over $ 25.00 ( more information) Offered by Cozy Book Cellar (United States)
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Scholastic, 1994-10. School & Library Binding. Very Good. This is a very nice hardcover copy.No DJ.Binding is tight and square.No names, no marks, no stickers.Text is clean and bright.Very light edge and corner wear.Endpaper in back is torn out.Careful packaging and fast shipping. ( more information) Offered by Icapsa Used Books (United States)
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Scholastic. SCHOOL & LIBRARY BINDING. 0590458973 both book and DJ are in nice shape, fast shipping . Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Fred Nocito (United States)
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NY, USA: Scholastic Inc., 1994. It has 375 pages. dj with few scuffs.. ISBN: 0590458973. Cloth. Near New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FICITON NOVEL AFRO AMERICANS FAMILY. ( more information) Offered by Highway Book Shop (Canada)
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Scholastic [0-590-45897-3] 1994, 1st edition. (Hardcover) Near fine in lightly rubbed dust jacket. Previous owner's signature. (Fiction). ( more information) Offered by Pandora's Books Ltd. (United States)
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Scholastic 1994. Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine dj. ISBN: 0-590-45897-3. First Edition. Fiction. ( more information) Offered by Avalon Books (United States)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Scholastic, Incorporated, 1994. 375 pages;. First Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. ( more information) Offered by First Choice Books, Inc. (United States)
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New York: Scholastic. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 0590458973 . Purple boards with black cloth spine, in an unclipped dust jacket. First edition. First printing. Book is square and tight. There are no marks in or on the book. Dust jacket has mild edge wear. Follows a family's two-hundred-fifty-year history, from the capture of an African boy in the 1750s through the lives of his descendants, as their dreams and circumstances lead them away from and back to the small plot of land in South Carolina that they call the Glory Field. 375 pp. . ( more information) Offered by Marshwiggle Books (United States)
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Scholastic [0-590-45897-3] 1994, 1st edition. (Hardcover) Near fine in lightly rubbed dust jacket. . . . Previous owner's signature. . . . (Fiction) < - Buy with confidence. We've been selling quality collectible books since 1965. - >. ( more information) Offered by Grant Thiessen / BookIT Inc. (United States)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Scholastic, 1994. Fine/No Jacket. 1994. First Edition. Soft Cover. 0-590-45897-3 Uncorrected Proof. ( more information) Offered by Ink and Paper (United States)
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New York: Scholastic, 1994 Hard Cover. Very Fine in a Very Fine dustjacket. First Edition, first Printing. SIGNED by Author. Follows the 250 year history of an African American family, from capture in Africa in 1750 to South Carolina.. ( more information) Offered by Windy Hill Books (United States)
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Scholastic. SCHOOL & LIBRARY BINDING. 0590458973 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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