Excerpt: ... but, la sakes! yer couldn't make out which from t'odder wid dem tings dey hed on, all ober der heads, an' way down to der feet." "What did they say?" asked Eliab Hill. "Wal, Bre'er 'Liab, dey sed a heap, but de upshot on't all was dat de white folks hed jes made up dar min's ter run dis kentry, spite ob ebbery ting. Dey sed dat dey wuz all fixed up in ebbery county from ole Virginny clean ter Texas, an' dey wuz gwine ter teach de niggers dere place agin, ef dey hed ter kill a few in each county an' hang 'em up ...
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Excerpt: ... but, la sakes! yer couldn't make out which from t'odder wid dem tings dey hed on, all ober der heads, an' way down to der feet." "What did they say?" asked Eliab Hill. "Wal, Bre'er 'Liab, dey sed a heap, but de upshot on't all was dat de white folks hed jes made up dar min's ter run dis kentry, spite ob ebbery ting. Dey sed dat dey wuz all fixed up in ebbery county from ole Virginny clean ter Texas, an' dey wuz gwine ter teach de niggers dere place agin, ef dey hed ter kill a few in each county an' hang 'em up fer scarecrows-jes dat 'ere way. Dey wa'n't no spring chickens, nuther. Dar wur Sheriff Gleason. He sed he'd corned over ter let 'em know how they was gittin' on in Ho'sford. He sed dat ebbery white man in de county 'cept about ten or twelve was inter it, an' dey wuz a gwine ter clean out nigger rule h'yer, shore. He sed de fust big thing they got on hand wuz ter break up dis buzzard-roost h'yer at Red Wing, an' he 'llowed dat wouldn't be no hard wuk kase dey'd got some pretty tough tings on Nimbus an" 'Liab both. "Dey wuz all good men, I seed de hosses, when dey mounted ter go 'way. I tell ye dey wuz good 'uns! No pore-white trash dar; no lame hosses ner blind mules ner wukked down crap-critters, Jes sleek gentlemen's hosses, all on 'em. "Wal, dey went off atter an hour er two, an' I lay dar jes in a puffick lather o' sweat. I was dat dar skeered, I couldn't sleep no mo' dat ar night, an' I darsn't walk on afore day kase I wuz afeared o' meetin' some on 'em. So I lay, an' t'ought dis ting all ober, an' I tell ye, fellers, 'tain't no use. 'Spose all de white men in Ho'sford is agin us, what's we gwine ter do? We can't lib. Lots o' niggers can't lib a week widout wuk from some white man. 'Sides dat, dey's got de bosses an' de guns, an' de 'sperience; an' what we got? Jes nuffin'. Der ain't no mo' use o' fightin' dan ob tryin' ter butt down 'simmons off a foot-an'-a-half tree wid yer head. It don't make no sort o' matter 'bout our rights....
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Add this copy of Bricks Without Straw to cart. $5.89, good condition, Sold by Roy Clarke/gfoylebooks rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Danvers, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1967 by The Gregg Press.
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Good in None jacket. Ex-library with only light wear but all the usual library markings (label at foot of spine, "withdrawn" stamp on top edge, card pocket remnant on rear endpaper, library stamp & corner clipped on front free endpaper) o/w a solid and clean copy---Ridgewood, NJ: The Gregg Press 1967, illustrated boards, hardcover (no dust jacket, as issued), library binding, 521pp, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 SERIES-Americans in Fiction Series NOTES-Reprint of 1880 edition published by Fords, Howard, & Hulbert.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Very close to fine (NEAR FINE) tight, clean, unread hard cover with crisp corners. Flawed only by the very faintest dust staining / foxing at top edge of otherwise bright text block. VERY GOOD clipped DJ in mylar has faint age toning and faint to lgith rubbing and wear that is more pronounced at spine edges, hinges, head and tail.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. ISBN: 0-8071-0906-1. 1600 shelf. Edited by Otto H. Olsen, designed by Jules B. McKee. Light brown speckles top & fore-edges. Tight. very good+, vg+ tape-reinforced dj, olive cloth. Clean text 455 pgs.
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Fair with no dustjacket. Cover stains, tiny chew on top corner of pages. Internally clean. Front endpaper missing. Has erratum slip. Very sound and solid.; Novel of Civil War and Reconstruction.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Louisiana State University Press, 1969. Octavo. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good with small tears to hinges of front and back cover. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
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Very good. Ex-Library. 1880 Hardcover. Rebound in gray linen hard cover. Speckled page edges, pages are lightly age-yellowed. Text is clean, Binding is strong. B & W frontispiece. First title page is partially detached.
