Black Boy: A Record of Childhood and Youth
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At four years of age, Richard Wright set fire to his home; at five his father deserted the family; by six Richard was - temporarily - an alcoholic. Moved from home to home, from brick tenement to orphanage, he had had, by the age of twelve, only one year's formal education. It was in saloons, railroad yards and streets that he learned the facts about life under white subjection, about fear, hunger... More
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Publisher | Vintage Books |
Binding | Paperback (91 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 272 |
ISBN-10 | 0099285061 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0099285069 |
Publication Date | 10/01/2009 |
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