| The Seed of Sally Good'n: A Black Family of Arkansas, 1833-1953 Contributor(s): Patterson, Ruth Polk (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813108764 ISBN-13: 9780813108766 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1996 Annotation: The skillful blending of folklore, history, and personal insight makes The Seed Of Sally Good'n an excellent contribution to the long neglected history of middle-class African Americans. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 85006117 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.52" W x 8.5" (0.64 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Spencer Polk was born of an African-Indian slave woman known as Sally, and her master, Taylor Polk, a descendant of one of America's first families and one of the earliest white settlers in the Arkansas Territory. A favored slave, Spencer Polk became a prosperous farmer and landowner in southwestern Arkansas and the founder of a numerous and energetic family. Since emancipation the family homestead he built on Muddy Fork Creek has housed succeeding generations and has drawn back those who sought their fortunes elsewhere. Ruth Polk Patterson, a granddaughter of Spencer Polk who was born and raised in the log house he built, traces the life of Polk and his family from his birth in 1833 to the present generation. The skillful blending of folklore, history, and personal insight makes The Seed of Sally Good'n an excellent contribution to the long neglected history of middle-class African Americans. |
