| Edition |
New and expanded ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 342 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-342) and index. |
| Summary |
"Harlem Renaissance tales that deal with the problems faced by newcomers to Harlem, ancestor figures who struggle to instill a sense of integrity in the young, problems of violence and vengeance, and tensions of caste and class. This version is expanded to include seven previously unpublished stories"--Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Preface; Introduction; I. The Quest; The City of Refuge; Ringtail; The South Lingers On; Ezekiel; Ezekiel Learns; The Promised Land; Guardian of the Law; Miss Cynthie; II. The New Land; High Yaller; Dust; The Backslider; Fire by Night; Blades of Steel; Common Meter; John Archer's Nose; III. The Unpublished Stories; The Lost Love Blues; The Man Who Passed; Skeeter; Across the Airshaft; The Lindy-Hop; One Month's Wages; A Perfect Understanding; Appendix; Works of Rudolph Fisher. |
| Subject |
Fisher, Rudolph, 1897-1934.
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Fisher, Rudolph, 1897-1934. (OCoLC)fst00183297
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Physicians -- United States -- Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Authors, American. (OCoLC)fst00821764
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Physicians. (OCoLC)fst01062841
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| Added Author |
McCluskey, John.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fisher, Rudolph, 1897-1934. City of refuge. New and expanded ed. Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2008 (DLC) 2008025868 |
| ISBN |
9780826266583 (electronic bk.) |
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0826266584 (electronic bk.) |
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