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Standing at the Scratch Line
by Guy Johnson
ISBN: 0375501584
ISBN-13: 9780375501586
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Random House Inc
Published date: 1999
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 7 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.95 pounds
Pages: 548
Publisher's Notes
"The thick, low-lying fog covered the contours and waterways of the swamp. Only mature trees and shrubs were visible above the milky gray mist. Darkness was beginning to fade in the early-morning light, creating the surreal landscape of a nightmare."So begins Standing at the Scratch Line, a breathtaking journey through thirty years of the African-American experience in America in a brilliant debut novel by Guy Johnson. The story opens in 1916 in the steamy bayous of Louisiana. Young LeRoi "King" Tremain and his uncle Jake attempt a raid on a rival familys compound. In doing so, Jake dies, but not before LeRoi kills two corrupt white deputies. Forced by his family to leave everything he knows until the heat dies down, LeRoi embarks on a vivid adventure that first takes him to France during World War I, where he finds it is just as easy to kill vicious, bigoted U.S. soldiers as it is to kill Germans. Dubbed "le Roi du Mort"-the king of death-by the French because of his coldhearted, machinistic killing on the battlefield, King returns to America an ambitious man. Driven to create a family dynasty much like the one he was forced to leave, he battles the Mob in Jazz Age Harlem, fights the Ku Klux Klan in Louisiana, and outwits crooked politicians trying to control a black township in Oklahoma. Those who cross him are left bloodied, bruised, or dead. Along the way, he marries Serena Baddeaux, a woman strong enough to stand by King's side, and who matches his determination, courage, and grit. Though more concerned with skin color and social standing than with the truth, she nonetheless knows no boundaries when it comes to protecting her family. Standing at the Scratch Line is a sweeping novel that heralds the arrival of Guy Johnson, a bold new voice in fiction. In King Tremain, Johnson has created one of the most stalwart characters to walk the pages of fiction, as well as a brutally honest depiction of the African-American experience during the first half of this century.
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Standing at the Scratch Line: A Novel
Guy Johnson
Random House. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information)
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Standing at the Scratch Line
Johnson, Guy
New York: Random House, 1998. 550 pages, library markings & wear, reading copy only. ISBN: 0375501584. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. Johnson, guy; Novel. ( more information)
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Standing at the Scratch Line
Johnson, Guy
New York:: Random House,, 1998. Advance Reading Copy. Trade Paperback. Signed by Guy Johnson (the son of Maya Angelou) on a label affixed to the half-title page. Pre-publication state of the author's first book. A Fine, unread copy. ***FREE tracking number on domestic shipments*** ( more information)
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Standing At The Scratch Line
Johnson, Guy
New York: Random House, 1998. Copy has bumped endspines and corners with the bright DUST JACKET showing the same. . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/VG. 8vo. ( more information)
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Standing at the Scratch Line
Johnson, Guy
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House Reference & Information Publishing. 1998. F Advance Reader's Edition. S Trade Paperback. Near Fine. PAPERBACK. Advance Reader's Edition ( more information)
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Standing at the Scratch Line
Johnson, Guy
New York: New York: Random House, 1998, 1998. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 548 pp., Novel of the Black experience in America, World War I, Ku Klux Klan, etc. written by Maya Angelou's son.. ISBN: 0375501584. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. BLACK AMERICA LITERATURE. ( more information)
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Standing at the Scratch Line: A Novel
Guy Johnson
Random House, 1998-12-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Signed. Inscribed twice by the author. Once on a bookplate and once of the Half-Title Page. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ jacket. Interior clean and unmarked. Binding tight, square. A very light smudge to top edge of text block. Jacket clean and crisp with light wear to extremities. A nice copy. ( more information)
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Standing at the Scratch Line
Guy Johnson
NY, Random House, 1998, 1st . Hardcover . NF/NF. SIGNED BY AUTHOR HALF TITLE PAGE. Trace of edgwear; remainder mark. DJ w/ bit of edgwear/rubbing; in new Brodart protecter. ( more information)
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