| Such Sweet Thunder Contributor(s): Carter, Vincent O. (Author), McCarthy, Jesse (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1581952171 ISBN-13: 9781581952179 Publisher: Steerforth Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: Set in Kansas City during the Jazz Age of the 1920s and '30s, this novel is a majestic evocation of childhood and parental love told through the eyes of a remarkable boy. This edition underwent substantial editing to give the original, unedited story more immediacy and new connections with the reader. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006013006 |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 5.56" W x 8.44" (1.12 lbs) 440 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 1920's - Chronological Period - 1930's - Locality - Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas - Geographic Orientation - Missouri - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Geographic Orientation - Kansas - Cultural Region - Heartland - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Set in Kansas City, Missouri, during the Jazz Age of the 1920s and '30s, Such Sweet Thunder is a majestic evocation of childhood and parental love told through the eyes of a remarkable boy, Amerigo Jones. This vivid portrait of an era marred by racial segregation and relentless, daily injustices is nonetheless rendered with love and longing for a time and place that was enriched by a vibrant, burgeoning, and widely influential African American culture and a fierce feeling for family and community. |