About this title: Phillip Martin is a respected black minister active in the civil rights movement of the 1960s who gets an unexpected visit at the start of the narrative. An illegitimate son whom he has never known tracks Martin down and attempts to kill him for abandoning his mother. This experience so unsettles Martin that he sets out for Baton Rouge, where he grew up, to look up his old compatriots and reexamine the direction which his life has taken since his youth.
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Description: Good. 0394479386 Condition: GOOD. (Book may have one or a combination of the following characteristics: former library book, dust jacket missing, cover wear, name written inside cover, considerable underlining/highlighting, remainder mark, binding loose, binding slants, pages tanning / curling, etc. Overall, the book is in decent shape. This is a blanket description. Please e us if you require a specific, detailed description of the book condition. We will typically respond within one week of ... read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780679727910ISBN:0679727914
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has wear; pages have notations and underlining. First six pages have a red stain on side page edge. Several pages have a crease mark. SHIPS NEXT DAY. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G. K. Hall
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780816166480ISBN:081616648X
Description: A former library book with the usual identifiers in a protective glossy dust jacket covering. Dust Jacket may have chips and close tears. ffep cut out-, Hard Cover, Good / Good. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780394479385ISBN:0394479386
Description: Good. Hardcover ex-library book with dust jacket in good condition. All usual stamps and markings. Pages are clean and the binding is tight. read more
Description: Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
Description: Fair. Ex-Library Book-will contain Library Markings. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Very Good. Reissue. 1992 Paperback. Orders usually ship on or before next business day. May have highlighting. We send best copy available. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G. K. Hall
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780816166480ISBN:081616648X
Description: Good/ Very Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Corners are wearing through material spine edge has a sticker with wide tape inside board part of the dust jacket is glued on nomral library markings inside book. read more
Edition: Large Print Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G. K. Hall
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780816166480ISBN:081616648X
Description: A good reading copy only. Dust Jacket may have chips and close tears. A former library book with the usual identifiers in a protective glossy dust jacket covering. -Large Print Edition, Hard Cover, Good / Good. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 6/30/1992
ISBN-13:9780679727910ISBN:0679727914
Description: Very Good. 0679727914 SOFTCOVER, VERY NICE AND CLEAN, HAS GENTLE WEAR, PAGES CLEAN, BINDING TIGHT, NO HIGHLIGHTING/UNDERLINING/MARKS, GREAT FOR PERSONAL USE, MAY HAVE REMAINDER MARK. read more
"This is my most recent Ernest J. Gains book. Again, beautifully written, attention grabbing right from the beginning through to the end. The characters were well thought out and the story true to life. A fantastic read, highly recommended. :)"
"It was extremely slow. However a very interesting cast of characters. After slowly pulling through three quarters of the book, the end makes it worth while. It is a quick explosion of characters, egos and relationships. Making it almost exciting enough for someone to put on stage."
"I do like Gaines writing. i was not thrilled with this plot. Reverend Phillip Martin is a well respected civil rights leader in the small town in Louisiana. one night at a meeting at his home he notices a young man. upon seeing him Rev. Martin falls to the floor - feigns illness and is cared for.
It turns out that Rev Martin recognizes this young man as his own son - the son he has never seen. Most of the book goes to what appears to me a bit of insanity as Rev. Martin throws over all he has worked for in pursuit of Robert X. I an sorry Mr. Gaines - the longer i read into the story i did not find it believable. I liked "A Lesson Before Dying" much better."
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