Waiting in Line at the Drugstore and Other Writings of James Thomas Jackson Paperback - 1993
by James Thomas Jackson; Introduction by Charles Champlin; Foreword by David Westheimer
From the rear cover
Jackson was a hard worker. He did construction work, house-painting, and other odd jobs, like sweeping out a neighborhood bar. He had to work hard to support his all-consuming habit - writing. Charles Champlin of the Los Angeles Times says that Thomas wrote "irregularly, idiosyncratically, entertainingly, personally and, above all, passionately.... His opinions, forceful but fair, were measured against a life that had never been easy but that had seemed to leave him, despite all, with a profound philosophical optimism that better days were coming". From a black perspective, Jackson's work forms a particular and important testimony, both positive and negative, about life in the United States from the 1930s through the 1970s, and about life in the Army during the 1950s. One of Thomas's friends, noted producer and playwright Ned Bobkoff, wrote upon learning of the publication of the collection: "There is an indelible connection between the Watt's Riots, the Rodney King incident - the outbreak of pain in L.A. - and the sudden renewed interest in James's work... The cycle is with us again. James had a real vision about time and place that may be the important contribution of his writing".
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- Title Waiting in Line at the Drugstore and Other Writings of James Thomas Jackson
- Author James Thomas Jackson; Introduction by Charles Champlin; Foreword by David Westheimer
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Not Indicated
- Pages 277
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of North Texas Press, Denton, TX, U.S.A.
- Date 1993
- ISBN 9780929398501 / 0929398505
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 9.01 x 6.44 x 0.86 in (22.89 x 16.36 x 2.18 cm)
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Library of Congress subjects African Americans, African Americans - Social conditions
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 93032763
- Dewey Decimal Code 305.896
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Citations
- Library Journal, 12/01/1993, Page 0
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