The History of Afro-American Literature
The Long Beginning, 1746-1895
by Blyden Jackson
ISBN: 0807115118
ISBN-13: 9780807115114
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Louisiana State Univ Pr
Published date: 1989
Size: 6.25 x 9 inches
Weight: 1.95 pounds
Publisher's Notes
The first comprehensive chronicle of Afro-American literature, this history will eventually comprise four volumes. Volume II will examine the Negro Nadir and the Harlem Renaissance, 1895-1930. Volume III will consider the works of Richard Wright, James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Gwendolyn Brooks, and other novelists and poets of the period 1930-1965. Volume IV will treat those writers still in their prime--Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Ernest Gaines, and others.
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The History of Afro-American Literature: The Long Beginning, 1746-1895
Blyden Jackson
Louisiana State University Press. Used - Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information) Offered by Better World Books (United States)
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A History of Afro-American Literature. Volume I: The Long Beginning, 1746-1895
Jackson, Blyden
Louisiana State University Press. Hardcover. 0807115118 A former library book with the usual identifiers in a protective glossy dust jacket covering. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. 1989 Louisiana State University Press Hard Cover . Very Good. 1989. ( more information) Offered by Seashellbooks.com, Inc. (United States)
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A History of Afro-American Literature Volume I the Long Beginning 1746 - 1895
Jackson, Blyden
Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press, 1988. HC/mylar dj very clean, tight, white pages. X-library stickers and stamp on endpaper. VOLUME I, The Long Beginning, 1746-1895. Author provides the first full-scale, in-depth studey of the Afro-American literary tradition. Pages are clean & tight. 461 pages.. Later Edition. Ex-Library Copy, Hardcover. Very Good; Ex-Library Copy/Very Good; Taped to Boards. Ex-Library. ( more information) Offered by BookTown USA (United States)
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A History of Afro-American Literature
Jackson, Blyden
Louisiana State Univ. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0807115118 . Volume 1 only. Exlibrary, usual markings. Front free endpaper removed. ; 461 pages . ( more information) Offered by Jonathan Grobe Books (United States)
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