Bibliograph

Truevine, two brothers, a kidnapping, and a mother's quest : a true story of the Jim Crow South, Beth Macy

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Truevine, two brothers, a kidnapping, and a mother's quest : a true story of the Jim Crow South, Beth Macy

Language

eng

resource.biographical

collective biography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Truevine

Medium

text large print

Oclc number

959258027

Responsibility statement

Beth Macy

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print peer picks

Sub title

two brothers, a kidnapping, and a mother's quest : a true story of the Jim Crow South

Summary

Beth Macy, master chronicler of life in the South, combines exhaustive research, exclusive interviews and sources, and attention to detail in this riveting American story about race, greed, and a mother's love. George and Willie Muse from Truevine, Virginia were two little boys born in a brutal time, sharecropping a field in the segregated South, stolen away by a white man offering candy, and set on a path of events that would forever change their lives--and their family's destiny. --, adapted from dust jacket

Target audience

adult

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Creator