Author: Winfred Rembert
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1635576601
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
WINNER OF THE 2022 PULITZER PRIZE "A compelling and important history that this nation desperately needs to hear." -Bryan Stevenson, New York Times bestselling author of Just Mercy and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative Chasing Me to My Grave presents the late artist Winfred Rembert's breathtaking body of work alongside his story, as told to Tufts Philosopher Erin I. Kelly. Rembert grew up in a family of Georgia field laborers, joined the Civil Rights Movement as a teenager, survived a near-lynching at the hands of law enforcement, and spent seven years on chain gangs. There he learned the leather tooling skills that became the bedrock of his autobiographical paintings. Years later, encouraged by his wife, Patsy, Rembert brought his past to vibrant life in scenes of joy and terror, from the promise of southern Black commerce to the brutality of chain gang labor. Vivid, confrontational, revelatory, and complex, Chasing Me to My Grave is a searing memoir in prose and painted leather that celebrates Black life and summons readers to confront painful and urgent realities at the heart of American society. Booklist #1 Nonfiction Book of the Year * African American Literary Book Club (AALBC) #1 Nonfiction Bestseller * Named a Best Book of the Year by: NPR, Publishers Weekly, BookPage, Barnes & Noble, Hudson Booksellers, ARTnews, and more * Amazon Editors' Pick * Carnegie Medal of Excellence Longlist
Chasing Me to My Grave
Author: Winfred Rembert
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1635576601
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
WINNER OF THE 2022 PULITZER PRIZE "A compelling and important history that this nation desperately needs to hear." -Bryan Stevenson, New York Times bestselling author of Just Mercy and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative Chasing Me to My Grave presents the late artist Winfred Rembert's breathtaking body of work alongside his story, as told to Tufts Philosopher Erin I. Kelly. Rembert grew up in a family of Georgia field laborers, joined the Civil Rights Movement as a teenager, survived a near-lynching at the hands of law enforcement, and spent seven years on chain gangs. There he learned the leather tooling skills that became the bedrock of his autobiographical paintings. Years later, encouraged by his wife, Patsy, Rembert brought his past to vibrant life in scenes of joy and terror, from the promise of southern Black commerce to the brutality of chain gang labor. Vivid, confrontational, revelatory, and complex, Chasing Me to My Grave is a searing memoir in prose and painted leather that celebrates Black life and summons readers to confront painful and urgent realities at the heart of American society. Booklist #1 Nonfiction Book of the Year * African American Literary Book Club (AALBC) #1 Nonfiction Bestseller * Named a Best Book of the Year by: NPR, Publishers Weekly, BookPage, Barnes & Noble, Hudson Booksellers, ARTnews, and more * Amazon Editors' Pick * Carnegie Medal of Excellence Longlist
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1635576601
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
WINNER OF THE 2022 PULITZER PRIZE "A compelling and important history that this nation desperately needs to hear." -Bryan Stevenson, New York Times bestselling author of Just Mercy and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative Chasing Me to My Grave presents the late artist Winfred Rembert's breathtaking body of work alongside his story, as told to Tufts Philosopher Erin I. Kelly. Rembert grew up in a family of Georgia field laborers, joined the Civil Rights Movement as a teenager, survived a near-lynching at the hands of law enforcement, and spent seven years on chain gangs. There he learned the leather tooling skills that became the bedrock of his autobiographical paintings. Years later, encouraged by his wife, Patsy, Rembert brought his past to vibrant life in scenes of joy and terror, from the promise of southern Black commerce to the brutality of chain gang labor. Vivid, confrontational, revelatory, and complex, Chasing Me to My Grave is a searing memoir in prose and painted leather that celebrates Black life and summons readers to confront painful and urgent realities at the heart of American society. Booklist #1 Nonfiction Book of the Year * African American Literary Book Club (AALBC) #1 Nonfiction Bestseller * Named a Best Book of the Year by: NPR, Publishers Weekly, BookPage, Barnes & Noble, Hudson Booksellers, ARTnews, and more * Amazon Editors' Pick * Carnegie Medal of Excellence Longlist
Chasing Me to My Grave
Author: Winfred Rembert
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1639731466
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"A self-taught artist's odyssey from Jim Crow era Georgia to the Yale Art Gallery--a stunningly vivid, full-color memoir in prose and painted leather, with a foreword by Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson. Winfred Rembert grew up as a field hand on a Georgia plantation. He embraced the Civil Rights Movement, endured political violence, survived a lynching, and spent seven years in prison on a chain gang. Years later, seeking a fresh start at the age of 52, he discovered his gift and vision as an artist, and using leather tooling skills he learned in prison, started etching and painting scenes from his youth. Rembert's work has been exhibited at museums and galleries across the country, profiled in the New York Times and more, and honored by Bryan Stevenson's Equal Justice Initiative. In Chasing Me to My Grave, he relates his life in prose and paintings--vivid, confrontational, revelatory, complex scenes from the cotton fields and chain gangs of the segregated south to the churches and night clubs of the urban north. This is also the story of finding epic love, and with it the courage to revisit a past that begs to remain buried, as told to Tufts philosopher Erin I. Kelly"--
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1639731466
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"A self-taught artist's odyssey from Jim Crow era Georgia to the Yale Art Gallery--a stunningly vivid, full-color memoir in prose and painted leather, with a foreword by Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson. Winfred Rembert grew up as a field hand on a Georgia plantation. He embraced the Civil Rights Movement, endured political violence, survived a lynching, and spent seven years in prison on a chain gang. Years later, seeking a fresh start at the age of 52, he discovered his gift and vision as an artist, and using leather tooling skills he learned in prison, started etching and painting scenes from his youth. Rembert's work has been exhibited at museums and galleries across the country, profiled in the New York Times and more, and honored by Bryan Stevenson's Equal Justice Initiative. In Chasing Me to My Grave, he relates his life in prose and paintings--vivid, confrontational, revelatory, complex scenes from the cotton fields and chain gangs of the segregated south to the churches and night clubs of the urban north. This is also the story of finding epic love, and with it the courage to revisit a past that begs to remain buried, as told to Tufts philosopher Erin I. Kelly"--
Above the Grave of John Odenswurge
Author: John Dunbar Hylton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny
Author: Mark Cecil
Publisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 0593471172
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
A large-hearted reimagining of beloved all-American legends, this epic debut novel brings men of myth Paul Bunyan and John Henry alive like never before, teaming up for an adventure quest with deeper interrogations of race, class, and industrialization. Paul Bunyan—legendary larger-than-life American lumberjack—is a man down on his luck. With a load of family debts on his broad back, he ekes out a miserable miner’s life in Lump Town, a bleak hamlet controlled by famed industrialist El Boffo. When Bunyan's wife Lucette falls ill with a disease caused by the toxic mineral Lump, he embarks on a quest to save her. His only guide: the Chilali—a mysterious creature who speaks only in questions. Bunyan’s path leads to The Windy City—and to John Henry. Henry is not yet the “steel-drivin’” man known to folklore, but a fugitive on the run from a rigged, racist prison system. As Bunyan and Henry strive to reunite with the families they love, they must work together to solve riddles, forge weapons, brawl with a behemoth, and confront at every turn the relentless, duplicitous El Boffo. A richly imaginative reinvention of myth, Bunyan and Henry is at once a timeless quest, a fresh origin story, and an urgent modern fable that wrestles with the two sides of the American dream—its wild idealism and cruel underbelly—to inspire the awakening of the folk hero in us all.
Publisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 0593471172
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
A large-hearted reimagining of beloved all-American legends, this epic debut novel brings men of myth Paul Bunyan and John Henry alive like never before, teaming up for an adventure quest with deeper interrogations of race, class, and industrialization. Paul Bunyan—legendary larger-than-life American lumberjack—is a man down on his luck. With a load of family debts on his broad back, he ekes out a miserable miner’s life in Lump Town, a bleak hamlet controlled by famed industrialist El Boffo. When Bunyan's wife Lucette falls ill with a disease caused by the toxic mineral Lump, he embarks on a quest to save her. His only guide: the Chilali—a mysterious creature who speaks only in questions. Bunyan’s path leads to The Windy City—and to John Henry. Henry is not yet the “steel-drivin’” man known to folklore, but a fugitive on the run from a rigged, racist prison system. As Bunyan and Henry strive to reunite with the families they love, they must work together to solve riddles, forge weapons, brawl with a behemoth, and confront at every turn the relentless, duplicitous El Boffo. A richly imaginative reinvention of myth, Bunyan and Henry is at once a timeless quest, a fresh origin story, and an urgent modern fable that wrestles with the two sides of the American dream—its wild idealism and cruel underbelly—to inspire the awakening of the folk hero in us all.
A Grave Case
Author: Cora Buhlert
Publisher: Pegasus Pulp Publishing
ISBN: 1005483841
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
When the elderly widow Maureen Pettigrew is found bludgeoned to death on the grave of her late husband, the case seems clear. Maureen is the latest victim of the cemetery mugger who has been terrorising Kensal Green cemetery for several weeks now. However, the only suspect – a young man in jeans and a battered leather jacket – is a phantom no one except the cemetery caretaker has ever seen. Can Detective Inspector Helen Shepherd and her team find the young man in the leather jacket? And does he even exist? This is a novelette of 7700 words or approx. 26 print pages in the Helen Shepherd Mysteries series, but may be read as a standalone.
Publisher: Pegasus Pulp Publishing
ISBN: 1005483841
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
When the elderly widow Maureen Pettigrew is found bludgeoned to death on the grave of her late husband, the case seems clear. Maureen is the latest victim of the cemetery mugger who has been terrorising Kensal Green cemetery for several weeks now. However, the only suspect – a young man in jeans and a battered leather jacket – is a phantom no one except the cemetery caretaker has ever seen. Can Detective Inspector Helen Shepherd and her team find the young man in the leather jacket? And does he even exist? This is a novelette of 7700 words or approx. 26 print pages in the Helen Shepherd Mysteries series, but may be read as a standalone.
Buddy Pays Attention
Author: Joseph N. Muzio
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1698711921
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
This book, Buddy Pays Attention: A Collection of Personal Essays draws on his observations and analysis on current and controversial subjects topics: violence/hatred; education; politics; social issues, ethics; discrimination; the Vietnam War Memorial and family and friends. As an Italian-American raised in Brooklyn and Queens, Dr. Muzio attended parochial and public schools; achieved his master’s and doctoral degrees from Columbia University’s Teachers College. He served as a councilman and police commissioner in Leonia, N.J. where the family lived for 46 years. The father of grown sons, he lives in Rockport, Massachusetts with his wife Lois, also a retired professor.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1698711921
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
This book, Buddy Pays Attention: A Collection of Personal Essays draws on his observations and analysis on current and controversial subjects topics: violence/hatred; education; politics; social issues, ethics; discrimination; the Vietnam War Memorial and family and friends. As an Italian-American raised in Brooklyn and Queens, Dr. Muzio attended parochial and public schools; achieved his master’s and doctoral degrees from Columbia University’s Teachers College. He served as a councilman and police commissioner in Leonia, N.J. where the family lived for 46 years. The father of grown sons, he lives in Rockport, Massachusetts with his wife Lois, also a retired professor.
The Grave Winner Trilogy
Author: Lindsey R. Loucks
Publisher: Evershade Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
You'll want to keep the lights on for this complete young adult paranormal romance series! "Just wow!" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Wonderful paranormal read!" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Vivid imagery and delicious suspense." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Leigh Baxton is terrified her mom will come back from the dead -- just like the prom queen did. While the town goes beehive over the news, Leigh bikes to the local cemetery and buries some of her mom's things in her grave to keep her there. When the hot and mysterious caretaker warns her not to give gifts to the dead, Leigh cranks up her punk music and keeps digging. She should have listened. Two dead sorceresses evicted the prom queen from her grave to bury someone who offered certain gifts. Bury them alive, that is, then resurrect them to create a trio of undead powerful enough to free the darkest sorceress ever from her prison inside the earth. With help from the caretaker and the dead prom queen, Leigh must find out what's so special about the gifts she gave, and why the sorceresses are stalking her and her little sister. If she doesn't, she'll either lose another loved one or have to give the ultimate gift to the dead - herself. Includes the complete trilogy: The Grave Winner Book 1 What Gifts She Carried Book 2 The Trinity Bleeds Book 3
Publisher: Evershade Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
You'll want to keep the lights on for this complete young adult paranormal romance series! "Just wow!" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Wonderful paranormal read!" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Vivid imagery and delicious suspense." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Leigh Baxton is terrified her mom will come back from the dead -- just like the prom queen did. While the town goes beehive over the news, Leigh bikes to the local cemetery and buries some of her mom's things in her grave to keep her there. When the hot and mysterious caretaker warns her not to give gifts to the dead, Leigh cranks up her punk music and keeps digging. She should have listened. Two dead sorceresses evicted the prom queen from her grave to bury someone who offered certain gifts. Bury them alive, that is, then resurrect them to create a trio of undead powerful enough to free the darkest sorceress ever from her prison inside the earth. With help from the caretaker and the dead prom queen, Leigh must find out what's so special about the gifts she gave, and why the sorceresses are stalking her and her little sister. If she doesn't, she'll either lose another loved one or have to give the ultimate gift to the dead - herself. Includes the complete trilogy: The Grave Winner Book 1 What Gifts She Carried Book 2 The Trinity Bleeds Book 3
Socialization as Cultural Communication
Author: Theodore Schwartz
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520311841
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Margaret Mead has had much recognition in the professional community as past president of American Anthropological Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. A bibliography of her works alone will fill a volume. This book develops but one central theme form her work--the processes of cultural transmission. In keeping with the interdisciplinary focus of Ethos and with the interdisciplinary relevant of Margaret Mead's work, scholars of diverse fields--anthropology, sociology, psychology, psychiatry, and primatology--were invited to contribute articles on suggested topics related to the thems of socialization as cultural communication. --From the Introduction This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1976.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520311841
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Margaret Mead has had much recognition in the professional community as past president of American Anthropological Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. A bibliography of her works alone will fill a volume. This book develops but one central theme form her work--the processes of cultural transmission. In keeping with the interdisciplinary focus of Ethos and with the interdisciplinary relevant of Margaret Mead's work, scholars of diverse fields--anthropology, sociology, psychology, psychiatry, and primatology--were invited to contribute articles on suggested topics related to the thems of socialization as cultural communication. --From the Introduction This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1976.
A Selection of Short Stories with Unresolved Endings
Author: James Carra
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1398461083
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
It is a bright sunny morning, and a giant of a man is walking through bracken fern. Suddenly, he hears a voice from a tiny fairy down below: he's accidentally stood on her wing. What happens next is part of a collection of short stories with unresolved endings. These stories are based on fiction, although they could happen. With a little bit of imagination anything is possible! Inspiration for these stories comes from thoughts and dreams and from his TAFE teacher Graham who encouraged him to write these stories.
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1398461083
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
It is a bright sunny morning, and a giant of a man is walking through bracken fern. Suddenly, he hears a voice from a tiny fairy down below: he's accidentally stood on her wing. What happens next is part of a collection of short stories with unresolved endings. These stories are based on fiction, although they could happen. With a little bit of imagination anything is possible! Inspiration for these stories comes from thoughts and dreams and from his TAFE teacher Graham who encouraged him to write these stories.
Sow in Tears
Author: Rosie Pierre
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1098047907
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
If you have been to a strange place away from family, and the place you reside in now is full of evil, what do you do? If that is not enough, your life is threatened by repeated accidents, and then life gets even harder. Attack after attack is revealed, even being diagnosed medically. Life is trying to beat you over and over, but there is something inside you determined to live and fight what you're facing. Understand that life can be defeated if you stay strong. Know that you can conquer your trials with faith through the fire. Know that without a doubt, every word in the Bible was written to sustain you in every breath you take. It counts for the next step or the next level to go higher. Life can be tough but learn how to encourage yourself when no one knows how you feel.
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1098047907
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
If you have been to a strange place away from family, and the place you reside in now is full of evil, what do you do? If that is not enough, your life is threatened by repeated accidents, and then life gets even harder. Attack after attack is revealed, even being diagnosed medically. Life is trying to beat you over and over, but there is something inside you determined to live and fight what you're facing. Understand that life can be defeated if you stay strong. Know that you can conquer your trials with faith through the fire. Know that without a doubt, every word in the Bible was written to sustain you in every breath you take. It counts for the next step or the next level to go higher. Life can be tough but learn how to encourage yourself when no one knows how you feel.