| Description |
xxv, 199 pages, 10 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Following Langston: A foreword by Nikky Finney -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Chronology -- Prologue -- The letters: Dreams deferred, 1926-1929; Zenith and descent, 1930-1934; Things fall apart, 1935; Dear lovely death, 1936-1938 -- Coda -- Epilogue -- Second coda. |
| Summary |
"Tidwell and Williams analyze the causal relationships in her interactions with Langston and other family members through the use of psychiatrist Murray Bowen's Family Systems Theory (FST). . . . The editors have grouped the 250 letters chronologically into four sections, each preceded by a brief contextual introduction" -- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Hughes, Carrie, -1938 -- Correspondence.
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Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 -- Correspondence.
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Mothers of authors -- United States -- Correspondence.
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African American mothers -- Biography.
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African American authors -- Family relationships.
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Hughes, Carrie.
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Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.
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| Added Author |
Williams, Carmaletta M., 1951- editor.
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Tidwell, John Edgar, editor.
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| Added Title |
Correspondence. Selections
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Carrie Hughes's letters to Langston Hughes, 1926-1938 |
| ISBN |
9780820345659 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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0820345652 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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