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The Pecan Orchard : Journey of a Sharecropper's Daughter

This is a true story of the struggle, survival, and ultimate success of a large black family in south Alabama who, in the middle decades of the 20th century, lifted themselves out of poverty to achieve the American dream of property ownership. Descended from slaves and sharecroppers in the Black Bel...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Allen, Peggy Vonsherie, 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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