The Seeking
Author | : Will Thomas |
Publisher | : Northeastern University Press |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 2013-09-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781555538279 |
ISBN-13 | : 1555538274 |
Rating | : 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The Seeking is the moving and uplifting story of the Thomas familyÕs time among the people of Westford, Vermont Ñ a life, writes Thomas, Ònot based on race, but on what we and they [were] like as human beings.Ó Back in print for the first time in fifty years, this edition includes a new introduction that situates The Seeking in the canon of twentieth-century black literature, and a new afterword that follows the fortunes of Thomas and his family in the years after its initial publication. The Seeking is both a story of one remarkable African-American family and a story of race relations in mid-century New England.