The Glory Field

The Glory Field
ISBN-10
0590458981
ISBN-13
9780590458986
Series
The Glory Field
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
375
Language
English
Published
1996
Publisher
Scholastic Inc.
Author
Walter Dean Myers

Description

Follows five generations of an African-American family, from the capture and enslavement of the first ancestor, through the Civil War and the end of segregation, to a troubled cousin's reunion with his family. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Reissue.

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