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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Texas Classic,
This review is from: High John the Conqueror (Texas Tradition Series) (Paperback)
"High John the Conqueror, by John W. Wilson, was first published in 1948, and has been reissued [by TCU Press] as a volume in the publisher's Texas Traditions series of classic fiction. Set in Southeast Texas cotton plantation country, the novel tells of the struggle of one poor African American family to hold onto their land. Despite floods and crop failures, Bully Webster is determined not to let John Chaney, the rich white man who covets his farm, foreclose and leave Webster's family homeless. This sensitive portrayal of a proud, but poor, Black farmer of the Depression Era was one of the first to deal honestly with race relations in Texas, with the issue of sexual harassment, and with the plight of the small farmer. Its terse, powerful prose will keep readers enthralled." (From LIBRARY LANE, Volume 7, No. 6, Spalding University, December 1998.)
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High John the Conqueror (Texas Tradition Series) by John W. Wilson (Paperback - April 1, 1998)
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