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A collection of poetic works is inspired by the 1909 lynching of two men-one black, the other white-in Cairo, Illinois, an event that was watched by the writer's fruit-seller father and ten thousand other witnesses, in a volume that draws on period news stories, census accounts, and photographs. Original. Additional Details \N BOOK TYPE : NF BRAND : Collins, Martha DEWEY CLASSIFICATION : 811/.54 LANGUAGE : ENGLISH NUMBER OF PAGES : 84 PUBLISH DATE : 2006/05/25 PUBLISHER IMPRINT CODE : GRAYW PUBLISHER NAME : FARRAR STRAUS & GIROUX RETURNS ACCEPTED? : YES
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