| Description |
1 online resource (270 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I. The Beginning; II. The Work; III. The Business; IV. The Characters; V. The Stories. |
| Summary |
This is a true story of the struggle, survival, and ultimate success of a large black family in south Alabama who, in the middle decades of the 20th century, lifted themselves out of poverty to achieve the American dream of property ownership. Descended from slaves and sharecroppers in the Black Belt region, this family of hard-working parents and their thirteen children is mentored by its matriarch, Moa, the author's beloved great grandmother, who passes on to the family, along with other cultural wealth, her recipe for moonshine. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Allen, Peggy Vonsherie, 1959- -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes.
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Allen, Peggy Vonsherie, 1959- |
| Genre/Form |
Anecdotes.
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Allen, Peggy Vonsherie, 1959- -- Family -- Anecdotes.
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Families. |
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Allen family -- Anecdotes.
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Allen family. |
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Allen, Peggy Vonsherie, 1959- |
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Allen family. |
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Allen, Peggy Vonsherie, 1959- |
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African Americans -- Alabama -- Butler County -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.
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African Americans. |
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Alabama -- Butler County. |
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Manners and customs. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Sharecroppers -- Alabama -- Butler County -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.
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Sharecroppers. |
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Country life -- Alabama -- Butler County -- Anecdotes.
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Country life. |
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Butler County (Ala.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.
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| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Anecdotes.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780817316723 |
| ISBN |
9780817384548 (electronic book) |
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0817384545 (electronic book) |
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9780817316723 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0817316728 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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