Ecology of a Cracker Childhood by Janisse Ray

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Janisse Ray grew up in a junkyard along U.S. Highway 1, hidden from Florida-bound vacationers by the hedge at the edge of the road and by hulks of old cars and stacks of blown-out tires. Ecology of a Cracker Childhood tells how a childhood spent in rural isolation and steeped in religious... read more

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In south Georgia everything is flat and wide.

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Janisse Ray (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 157131234X
Page Count: 285

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American Book Award (2000)

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Dewey: 975.8784

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Books › Outdoors & Nature › Environment › Ecology
Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Regional U.S. › South
Books › Outdoors & Nature › Environment › Conservation
Books › Outdoors & Nature › Reference

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