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    • One of the best-written novels on Southern race relations
    • A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest J. Gaines is referred to by many as one of the best-written novels on Southern race relations in over 20 years. This story, which takes place in Louisiana during the 1970's, is about how one young white woman and 18 very old black men toting 12-gauge shot guns take a ... Continue

      A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest J. Gaines is referred to by many as one of the best-written novels on Southern race relations in over 20 years. This story, which takes place in Louisiana during the 1970's, is about how one young white woman and 18 very old black men toting 12-gauge shot guns take a stand to protect a member of their community from a group of Klansmen who want nothing better than to take the law into their own hands. Beau Boutan, a mean spirited and hateful Cajun farmer, has been shot and killed by a black member of the community.

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ISBN-10: 0606010270
ISBN-13: 9780606010276
Publisher: Demco Media Inc
Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, School & Library Binding and Others
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