Add this copy of A Short Walk to cart. $20.00, good condition, Sold by Top Notch Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tolar, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Putnam Pub Group.
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Good in Good jacket. 8vo-7¾"-9¾" Tall. Jacket scuffed, light tanning, edgewear. Boards have minor shelfwear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.
Add this copy of A Short Walk to cart. $20.09, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Putnam Pub Group.
Add this copy of A Short Walk to cart. $30.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Coward, McCann & Geoghegan.
Add this copy of A Short Walk to cart. $40.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Coward, McCann & Geoghegan.
Add this copy of A Short Walk to cart. $40.50, very good condition, Sold by ZENO'S rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Coward McCann & Geoghegan.
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Very Good jacket. New York. 1979. October 1979. Coward McCann & Geoghegan. 1st American Edition. Some Foxing To Side Edge, Otherwise Very Good in Dustjacket. 0698108442. 333 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Janet Halverson. keywords: African American Literature Women America. DESCRIPTION-Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave-and it sure behooves us to be kind to one another along tile way. Born to a black girl who died giving birth to this child of a white boy, five-year-old Cora hears these words from her foster father, Bill James, as they stroll through Charleston to see the Rabbit Ears Minstrel Show. It is there, seated in the heart of the ‘colored' section, hearing the jeers of the ‘crackers' and waiting fearfully as the crowd threatens to explode in racial conflict, that Cora first grasps the meaning of color in a white world-and forms her first dreams. From these rude beginnings in the early l900s to her struggle to survive the Harlem of the ‘40s, Cora James gives us a proud portrayal of one determined woman's ‘short walk' through life. A SHORT WALK is the remarkable story of Cora's vow to make a place for herself, of her search for a fulfilling love, of her reach for freedom and independence that lead to a life extraordinary for its richness. And from the fervent excitement of the Marcus Garvey movement to the free-and-easy life of dealing poker in a Harlem card parlor or the more grueling demands of the vaudeville circuit, Cora emerges larger than life, the classic survivor, the woman of stature she's vowed to become. With a series of memorable characters-the brave poor, the cowardly, Bible Thumpers, gamblers, hookers, homosexuals, politicians and Pullman porters-a sense of place and period is caught with unerring accuracy. Alice Childress has created a remarkable novel-at once a poignant portrait of one indomitable woman and an eloquent testimonial to the strength of the human spirit. An actress, director and playwright, inventory #25622.
Add this copy of A Short Walk to cart. $49.50, very good condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Coward McCann & Geoghegan.
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Near fine in near fine jacket. 333 pages. 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, pictorial d.w. New York: Coward McCann & Geoghegan, (1979). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Inscribed on the title page.
Add this copy of A Short Walk to cart. $68.36, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Putnam Pub Group.
Add this copy of A Short Walk to cart. $105.50, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Putnam Pub Group.
Add this copy of A Short Walk to cart. $124.25, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Diego, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Putnam Pub Group.
