New York: The Macmillan Company / London: Collier-Macmillan Limited, (1965).. (1965).. Very good. - Octavo, cloth, in a dust wrapper. The binding is lightly bumped. The edges of the dust jacket panels & flaps are somewhat darkened & there are some small stains to the jacket spine. 415 pages. Very good. <p>Fourth printing.<p>"I want to talk about the first Northern urban generation of Negroes. I want to talk about the experiences of a misplaced generation, of a misplaced people in an extremely complex, confused society....The characters are sons and daughters of former Southern share-croppers. These were the poorest people of the South, who poured into New York City during the decade following the Great Depression...." [From Brown's Foreword].

Synopsis

Manchild in the Promised Land is an autobiographical novel written by Claude Brown. It tells about the author's coming of age amidst poverty and violence in Harlem during the 1940s and 1950s. The book has frequently appeared on banned book lists for offensive language, violence, and degradation of women.

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Bookseller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 11162
Title: MANCHILD IN THE PROMISED LAND
Author: Brown, Claude
Book Condition: Used - Very good
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: The Macmillan Company / London: Collier-Macmillan Limited, (1965).
Date Published: (1965).
Keywords: BLACK STUDIES; RACE; RACISM; BLACKS; AFRICAN AMERICANS; SOUTHERN BLACKS; NEW YORK CITY; MANCHILD IN THE PROMISED LAND; CLAUDE BROWN; AUTOBIOGRAPHY; HARLEM; GHETTO.
Bookseller catalogs: Black Studies;

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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.

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