The Great Big Doorstep : A Novel /

A Depression-era comic masterpiece, E. P. O'Donnell's The Great Big Doorstep centers on the Crochets, a Cajun family who live in a ramshackle house between the levee and the Mississippi River. The Crochets dream of one day owning a stately plantation befitting the magnificent cypress doors...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: O'Donnell, E. P. (Edwin P.), 1895-1943
Otros Autores: Giemza, Bryan Albin, Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2015]
Edición:Louisiana paperback edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Manners and customs.
Families.
Depressions.
FICTION / General.
Familles > Louisiane > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Crises economiques > 1929 > Louisiane > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Families > Louisiana > Fiction.
Depressions > 1929 > Louisiana > Fiction.
Louisiana.
Louisiana > Social life and customs > 1930-1939 > Fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Fiction.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1. A DOORSTEPS OUGHT TO SHINE; 2. YOU CAN'T DIG A DITCH ON STRAWBERRIES; 3. I MADE A SONG; 4. I WANT ME A CEDAR COFFIN; 5. THE GROUND ENJOYS TO BE HOED; 6. SEE THE BIG RIPE ORANGE!; 7. I LET OUT ON PAPA'S PANTS; 8. WE GOT NO TROUBLES A DOLLAR WON'T CURE; 9. IT SWEETENS OUT A PERSON'S BLOOD; 10. CAN ANYBODY BUSS A TWENTY-DOLLAR BILL?; 11. MAKE OUT WE PLAYING A GAME; 12. HE'S SUBNORMAL AS HE CAN BE; 13. LISTEN HIM RUN FROM A OWL; 14. WE GOT TO USE THAT MOON; 15. YOU IN LOVE WITH A SOFT-BALL TEAM; 16. NOBODY EVER SAW A NUN ON HORSEBACK
  • 17. HURRY UP AND TELL HER THE FACTS OF LIFE18. YOU BEEN NEEDING GOOZE-GREASE ALL DAY; 19. YOU WAS BANKING ON A SUPPOSITORY; 20. THE FLESH IS WEAK; 21. I'LL SHAME HIM TO THE NEIGHBORS; 22. A MAN IN THE RIVER WANTS LILLY BUDS!; 23. POUR SOME WINE FOR JUARELLE; Afterword

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