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Description edit
Ann Petry (1908-1997) was a prominent African American writer during a period in which few black women were published with regularity in America. Her novels Country Place (1947), and The Narrows (1988), along with various collections of short stories and nonfiction, poignantly described the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Helen: Add a description of this character.
- Harriet
- Willis
- Louise
- Peter
- Bertha
- Harold
- Anna Phillips
- Mrs. James
- Dr. Waldron
- Hattie
- Mr. Chisholm
- Charles
- Harry
- Mr. Blount
- Fritz
- John Deveaux
- Mrs. Dyke
- Booker T. Washington
- Miss Lewis
- Jim Crow
- Samuel Chapman Armstrong
- Mamie
- Mary Lewis
- Miss Galpin
- Mrs. Lane
- Hampton
Setting & Locations edit
- Hartford
- Hawaii
- Connecticut
- New York
- Honolulu
- Saybrook
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- Atlanta
- Manila
- Florida
- Georgia
- Massachusetts
- Beaufort
- New Haven
- United States
- San Francisco
- New Jersey
- Boston
- Chicago
- Savannah
- Alabama
- Kailua-kona
- Brooklyn
- Japan
- Kona Orphanage
- Baltimore
- Kamehameha
First Sentence edit
Willis S. James's only legacy to his children and grandchildren from his years as a slave was a nursery rhyme that he sang as he bounced them on his knee, "Run, little baby, run.
Classification edit
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- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › African Americans › History
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Special Groups › African-American Studies
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › Classics
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Ethnic & National › African-American & Black
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Letters & Correspondence
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