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A Gathering of Old Men
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Based on 1,472 Ratings and 238 Reviews

Book Description
Set on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation in the 1970s, A Gathering of Old Men is a powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer at the hands of a black man.

"Poignant, powerful, earthy...a novel of Southern racial confrontation in which a group of elderly black men band together against whites who seek vengeance for the murder of one of their own."--... More
Book Information
PublisherVintage Books
BindingPaperback (24 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages213
ISBN-100394725913
ISBN-13978-0394725918
Publication Date08/12/1984
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About Ernest J. Gaines (Author) : Ernest J. Gaines is a published author of young adult books. Some of the published credits of Ernest J. Gaines include Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, A Lesson Before Dying, A Lesson Before Dying:... more
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