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All God's Dangers: The Life of Nate Shaw
All God's Dangers The Life of Nate Shaw
Author: Nate Shaw, Theodore Rosengarten
Nate Shaw's father was born under slavery. Nate Shaw was born into a bondage that was only a little gentler. At the age of nine, he was picking cotton for thirty-five cents an hour. At the age of forty-seven, he faced down a crowd of white deputies who had come to confiscate a neighbor's crop. His defiance cost him twelve years in prison...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780679727613
ISBN-10: 0679727612
Publication Date: 10/23/1989
Pages: 608
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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Excellent memoirs of an elderly black tenant-farmer in Alabama. He was involved in the Sharecropper Union Riots of the 30s. A scholarly - yet never boring - work by a professional. Winner: National Book Award.
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