Nate Shaw's father was born into slavery. Nate was born into a bondage that was only a little gentler. At the age of nine, he was picking cotton and plowing behind a mule. At the age of forty-seven, he faced down a crowd of white deputies who had come to confiscate a neighbor's livestock. His defiance cost him twelve years in prison. This autobiography, assembled from the eighty-four-year-old Shaw's oral reminiscences, is the plainspoken story of an "over average" man who witnessed momentous changes in the lives of Southern ...
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Nate Shaw's father was born into slavery. Nate was born into a bondage that was only a little gentler. At the age of nine, he was picking cotton and plowing behind a mule. At the age of forty-seven, he faced down a crowd of white deputies who had come to confiscate a neighbor's livestock. His defiance cost him twelve years in prison. This autobiography, assembled from the eighty-four-year-old Shaw's oral reminiscences, is the plainspoken story of an "over average" man who witnessed momentous changes in the lives of Southern people, black and white, and whose unassuming courage helped bring those changes about.
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Fair. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear. It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear. It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.
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Good. Size: 7x6x1; Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
Add this copy of All Gods Dangers: the Life of Nate Shaw to cart. $4.60, good condition, Sold by Keeper of the Page rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Enumclaw, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Avon.
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Good. Size: 7x6x1; 1ST AVON PB OCTOBER 1975. COVER HAS CREASING AND SURFACE WEAR. 583 PAGE TEXT HAS A LITTLE WEAR. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. 4.25" X 7". WE USE BUBBLE MAILERS.
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The language is so vivid and evocative and the story moving and honest. Turns of phrase that are unforgettable abound. It is a wonderful, heartbreaking book.
