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The Grapes of Wrath is a landmark of American literature. A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless, of one man's fierce reaction to injustice, and of one woman's stoical strength, the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes into the very nature of equality and justice in America. Although it follows the movement of thousands of men and women and the transformation of an entire nation, The Grapes of Wrath...
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Logan family (Mildred D. Taylor) volume 2
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English
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With the land to hold them together, nothing can tear the Logans apart. Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent year -- the year of the night riders and the burnings, the year a white girl humiliates Cassie in public simply because she is black -- to show Cassie that having a place of their own is the Logan family's lifeblood. It is the land that gives the Logans their courage and pride, for no matter...
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Shiloh legacy volume 3
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Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
c1993
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English
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Literary Classics of the United States
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c1996
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English
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Written in an incredibly compressed five-month period, the novel had an electrifying impact upon publication in 1939, unleashing a political storm with its vision of America's dispossessed struggling for survival. It continues to exert a powerful influence on American culture, and has inspired artists as diverse as John Ford, Woody Guthrie, and Bruce Springsteen.
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Grace and Favor mysteries volume 4
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Morrow
Pub. Date
2003
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English
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In 1932, siblings and socialite sleuths Lily and Robert Brewster rent out their Grace & Favor Cottage to a mysterious stranger for a secret meeting, and become caught up in the kidnapping of a local boy and the murder of one of their mystery guests.