A Stolen Tongue - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Holman, Sheri
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0871136694
- ISBN 13
- 9780871136695
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0871136694 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket; In A Stolen Tongue, Sheri Holman tells the powerful story of one woman's struggle to reclaim her voice. Lillian Smith was born into a family of slaves in Tennessee in the early 1800s. At the age of six, she was sold to a white family in Alabama. Lillian was kept illiterate and isolated from the outside world, forced to work in the fields and in the household. In her seventies, she finally escapes to Detroit, where she starts a new life as a dressmaker. A Stolen Tongue is a rich, gorgeously written story of courage, determination, and triumph. Lillian Smith is a remarkable woman, and Holman's story is a testament to the power of the human spirit.; 8vo .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17073
- Title
- A Stolen Tongue - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Holman, Sheri
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0871136694
- ISBN 13
- 9780871136695
- Publisher
- The Atlantic Monthly Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Cons Strang
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