"A measure of Clarence Major's skill is the ease with which he both evokes Chicago with a few choice brush strokes, and then, later, builds a portrait of 1950 Omaha that is a portrait of the blues itself". says "The Washington Post. The Washington Times" calls this work "a deeply satisfying glimpse into a slice of black life . . . and also into plain old humanity". And finally, "Booklist" calls it" a gorgeous bluesy tale of love, hate, and doing right".
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"A measure of Clarence Major's skill is the ease with which he both evokes Chicago with a few choice brush strokes, and then, later, builds a portrait of 1950 Omaha that is a portrait of the blues itself". says "The Washington Post. The Washington Times" calls this work "a deeply satisfying glimpse into a slice of black life . . . and also into plain old humanity". And finally, "Booklist" calls it" a gorgeous bluesy tale of love, hate, and doing right".
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New. A pulsating, powerful tale of the blues, from one of the great American writers of the twentieth centuryIt is Chicago in the 1950s and Manfred Banks has the Dirty Bird Blues. A musician and a blue-collar worker, he feels hard the tug of his two responsibilities: those to his wife and child, and those to rhythm and rhyme, to the lyrics that groove a hollow in his mind. Beneath both is the awful grinding racism Manfred meets on streets each day; that which plucks opportunity from his grasp; that which keeps him wandering in search of fresh starts. And so, in want of easy answers, he turns to the 'Dirty Bird': Old Crow brand whiskey. One of Clarence Major's most influential novels, Dirty Bird Blues is both an extraordinary portrayal of twentieth-century Black reality, and an ode to the richness and power of the blues.
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Fair. The cover has visible markings and wear. The cover has curled corners. There is a crease or fold on the cover. The pages show normal wear and tear. There is writing discoloration or markings on the edges of the pages. Codes or product keys that accompany this product may not be valid. Fast Shipping in a Standard Poly Mailer!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!