Writing to save a life : the Louis Till file
(Adult Book)
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Published
New York : Scribner, 2016.
Format
Adult Book
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
ISBN
1501147285, 9781501147289 :
Physical Desc
193 pages ; 22 cm.
Status
Non-Fiction (Adult) - Non-Fiction Shelves
364.1523092 W53 2016
1 available
364.1523092 W53 2016
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Fiction (Adult) - Non-Fiction Shelves | 364.1523092 W53 2016 | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American men -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
African American soldiers -- Biography.
Till, Emmett, -- 1941-1955 -- Death and burial.
Till, Louis, -- 1922-1945 -- Death and burial.
United States. -- Army. -- Transportation Command. -- Battalion, 379th. -- Company, 177th -- Biography.
War crimes -- Italy -- Civitavecchia.
War crimes -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Wideman, John Edgar.
World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Italy.
African American soldiers -- Biography.
Till, Emmett, -- 1941-1955 -- Death and burial.
Till, Louis, -- 1922-1945 -- Death and burial.
United States. -- Army. -- Transportation Command. -- Battalion, 379th. -- Company, 177th -- Biography.
War crimes -- Italy -- Civitavecchia.
War crimes -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Wideman, John Edgar.
World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Italy.
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Published
New York : Scribner, 2016.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Language
English
ISBN
1501147285, 9781501147289 :
Notes
Description
"In 1955, Emmett Till, aged fourteen, traveled from his home in Chicago to visit family in Mississippi. Several weeks later he returned, dead; allegedly he whistled at a white woman. His mother, Mamie, wanted the world to see what had been done to her son. She chose to leave his casket open. Images of her brutalized boy were published widely. While Emmetts story is known, theres a dark side note thats rarely mentioned. Ten years earlier, Emmetts father was executed by the Army for rape and murder. In Writing to Save a Life, John Edgar Wideman searches for Louis Till, a silent victim of American injustice. Wideman's personal interaction with the story began when he learned of Emmetts murder in 1955; Wideman was also fourteen years old. After reading decades later about Louiss execution, he couldnt escape the twin tragedies of father and son, and tells their stories together for the first time. Author of the award-winning Brothers and Keepers, Wideman brings extraordinary insight and a haunting intimacy to this devastating story"--GoodReads.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wideman, J. E. (2016). Writing to save a life: the Louis Till file (First Scribner hardcover edition.). Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wideman, John Edgar. 2016. Writing to Save a Life: The Louis Till File. Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wideman, John Edgar. Writing to Save a Life: The Louis Till File Scribner, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wideman, John Edgar. Writing to Save a Life: The Louis Till File First Scribner hardcover edition., Scribner, 2016.
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