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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Ruth McBride-Jordan; James McBride |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
James McBride |
| ISBN: | 159448192X 9781594481925 |
| OCLC Number: | 63191862 |
| Notes: | Originally published: 1997. |
| Description: | xix, 328 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| Contents: | Dead -- The bicycle -- Kosher -- Black power -- The Old Testament -- The New Testament -- Sam -- Brothers and sisters -- Shul -- School -- Boys -- Daddy -- New York -- Chicken man -- Graduation -- Driving -- Lost in Harlem -- Lost in Delaware -- The promise -- Old man Shilsky -- A bird who flies -- A Jew discovered -- Dennis -- New brown -- Finding Ruthie. |
| Responsibility: | James McBride. |
Abstract:
An African American man describes life as the son of a white mother and Black father, reflecting on his mother's contributions to his life and his confusion over his own identity.
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