Dust Tracks on a Road
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Zora Neale Hurston
"I have been in Sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows with a harp and a sword in my hands." First published in 1942 at the crest of her popularity, this is Zora Neale Hurston's unrestrained account of her rise from childhood poverty in the rural South to prominence among the leading artists and intellectuals of the Harlem Renaissance. Full of wit and wisdom, and audaciously spirited, Dust Tracks on a Road offers a rare, poignant glimpse of the life -- public and private -- of a premier African-American writer, artist, anthropologist and champion of the black heritage.
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Author
Zora Neale Hurston
Pages
348
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Published Date
1984
ISBN
0252010477 9780252010477
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"It made me realize how little I know about American history, especially the south. But I am not sure if it is a shortcoming that I want to address. I did enjoy this book though and I agree with most of her thoughts. I was agog though about her romantic relationship and both his and her thoughts on what they wanted from a partner. Very very old fashioned compared to most of her progressive views on other important subjects. I liked how upbeat she was regardless of how was her life was going. She was a fighter (and a bit of a nerd).<br/><br/>Zora writes well and has some real zinger phrases. She is unassuming and modest about her achievements. Quite a character."
John Woakes
