BURNING: Massacre, Destruction, and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 - Softcover

Madigan, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312302479 ISBN 13: 9780312302474

Verlag: St. Martin's Griffin, 2003

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"Madigan somehow manages to tell the story of what happened with grace, purity and haunting starkness." --Buzz Bissinger

"A powerful book, a harrowing case study made all the more so by Madigan's skillful, clear-eyed telling of it." --Adam Nossiter, The New York Times Book Review

"A sobering, frightening account of what happens when that foul beast, racism, breaks its fragile leash."--Kirkus, starred review

"Madigan's skill at description, dialogue and pacing keeps the reader's interest at peak levels."--Publishers Weekly

"Madigan provides a riveting account of one of the most shameful episodes in the troubled history of race relations in the U.S. This cultural and sociological dissection of a twentieth-century tragedy makes difficult but compelling reading."--Booklist

"The story of Greenwood is written in such chilling detail and clarity that one can almost smell the smoke and hear the cries. This is historical reporting at its best."--Larry Cox, Arizona Daily Star

"The Burning is a bold and worthwhile beginning. With its richness of horrifying detail, the book compels our attention, restoring the hateful episode's ghastly but necessary claim on the public conscience."--Morning Star-Telegram

"Mr. Madigan spins a moving story...a compelling work that brings its characters to life."--Dallas Morning News

Reseña del editor:

A compelling account of the tragic 1921 massacre at Greenwood recreates this horrific destruction of a prosperous African-American southern community near Tulsa, Oklahoma. Reprint.

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• Verlag: St. Martin's Griffin
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0312302479
• ISBN 13: 9780312302474
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 324