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Here is the classic--and true--story of Vyry, the child of a white plantation owner and his black mistress, a Southern Civil War heroine to rival Scarlett O'Hara. Vyry bears witness to the South's prewar opulence and its brutality, to its wartime ruin and the subsequent promise of... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Jim: Add a description of this character.
- Mister Brown
- Randall Ware
- Marse John
- Aunt Sally
- Minna
- Mister Grimes
- Liza
- Johnny
- Big Missy
- Harry
- Lillian
- Kevin
- Sis Hetta
- Granny Ticey
- Sam
- Miss Lucy
- John Morris Dutton
- Grandpa Tom
- Brother Zeke
- Vyry
- Susan
- Mama
- Bobby
- Jake
- Dawson
- Lawd
- Mrs. Jacobson
- Sherman
- Willie
- Mr. Pippins
- Lee
- Randall Wheelwright
- Mammy Sukey
- Doc
- Mister Porter
- Fanny
First Sentence edit
"MAY LIZA, how come you so restless and uneasy?
Authors & Contributors edit
- Margaret Walker (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1966
ISBN: 0395082889
Page Count: 497
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1966
ISBN: 0395082889
Page Count: 497
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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