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Book Description
They are men whose lives began in slavery, who weathered the Civil War, and who grappled with the contradictions of emancipation through the turbulent years of Reconstruction. Portraying the lives of the families who dwell in The Bottom, a poor settlement just down Red River from Colfax, Louisiana, Tademy begins her story with a heart-wrenching battle for the Colfax courthouse. Newly freed men are fighting for their liberties, hoping the federal government will come to their aid. As tensions rise, a massacre ensues, and proud families are left to deal with the wreckage and find the strength to push on. Drawn from both historic fact and the author's own family history, Tademy brings to life a historical human drama left untold--until now.
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- Book Details
- English Books
- Hardcover 432 Pages
- Edition: 1
- ISBN-10: 0446578983
- ISBN-13: 9780446578981
- Publisher: Warner Books
- Pub date: Jan 03, 2007
- Dimensions: 23 cm x 16 cm x 4 cm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Paperback and Audio CD
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