This novel is about a young man, Jule, who grew up in rural Alabama in the 1930s. He experienced a peaceful farm life filled with hard work in the hot sun followed by socializing by moonlight in the cooling hours of the night. His mother, Ollie Miss, raised him "to be somebody," as she said, and he always knew that he would follow her advice. As he grew, he developed a close friendship with the white storekeeper's son, Rollo, and an earthly love for Berta Mae, a neighbor girl. This quiet life changed abruptly for the young ...
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This novel is about a young man, Jule, who grew up in rural Alabama in the 1930s. He experienced a peaceful farm life filled with hard work in the hot sun followed by socializing by moonlight in the cooling hours of the night. His mother, Ollie Miss, raised him "to be somebody," as she said, and he always knew that he would follow her advice. As he grew, he developed a close friendship with the white storekeeper's son, Rollo, and an earthly love for Berta Mae, a neighbor girl. This quiet life changed abruptly for the young Negro boy when he fled Alabama and arrived in Harlem, there to gain a foothold in that world center of black social and economic power. Although a novel, Jule is strongly autobiographical and gives insight into a vanished Harlem, a glittering community that produced a rich outpouring of distinctively American literary works. J. Lee Greene's introduction places the novel in the context of the time and links this work with Henderson's earlier novel - Ollie Miss, also available from the University of Alabama Press - establishing its rightful place in Afro-American literature.
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Good. 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. "Commissioning organisation: by George Wylie Henderson. 224 p. 19 cm. Original cloth. Clean copy, spine slightly slanted. With book-plate of previous owner on front endpaper.". Not a first edition copy.....We ship daily from our warehouse.
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 256 p. Library of Alabama Classics. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 256 p. Library of Alabama Classics. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Good in Good jacket. Size: Octavo; Creative Age Press, 1946. No additional printings/editions indicated. [6], 234pp. Dark blue cloth boards, stamped white text on spine. Ad for Brion Gysin book on DJ back. Hole (burrowed? ) through dust jacket, cloth and cardboard on spine near front gutter. Bind is tight, sturdy, and square; white text is clear and not affected by hole; previous owner's inscription on front endpaper, otherwise text very good; light dust staining to top edge of text block. Dust jacket is price-clipped, moderate amount of shelfwear to edges, fraying at spine ends, scotch tape remnants on top edge of DJ verso. From a private collection. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.