Red Dirt: Growing Up Okie

Auteurs

• Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Paramètres

• Pages: 248 pages
• Temps de lecture: 9 heures

• Autobiographies et mémoires
• Biographies et réflexions
• Féminisme
• Histoire
• Nonfiction

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Set against the backdrop of rural Oklahoma in the 1940s and 1950s, the narrative explores the complexities of growing up in poverty during a transformative era. Through vivid storytelling, the author reflects on her childhood experiences from the Dust Bowl to the Eisenhower era, highlighting the resilience of her family and community. The themes of aspiration and the pursuit of the American dream as a republic of landowners are poignantly woven throughout, offering a rich perspective on a significant period in American history.

Achat du livre

• Année de publication: 2006
• Reliure: (souple)