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The Green Roller; One of the first novels on Black Christianity in the South, First Edition, 1949
by African American Literature, Roark Bradford
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About This Item
[African American South] [Literature] Bradford, Roark. The Green Roller. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. The book is comprised of two short stories and 12 sermons in verse in the style of stories told by Southern African-Americans. Profusely illustrated with drawings by Peter Burchard; red cloth lettered in black in a pictorial dust jacket and mylar covering. Bradford is a white author who was inspired by African American preachers and recorded sermons of Black proletarian ministers of the time. He previously wrote Ol' Man Adam an' his Chillun. His main inspiration came from Rev. John Wesley Henning who told imaginative Biblical stories told through the Southern African-American lens. The Green Roller is tale of a Black Southern Preacher who trains 12 disparate proteges to preach, with commentary on WWII and the human condition. Original jacket chipped, not price clipped. Overall very good condition.
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- Title
- The Green Roller; One of the first novels on Black Christianity in the South, First Edition, 1949
- Author
- African American Literature, Roark Bradford
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- Used
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For over 30 years, we have served a clientele of collectors, private institutions, universities, and public libraries in acquisition and collection development. We are members of ILAB, ABAA, and PADA, and have furnished collections around the world with rare and unique material; from the personal letters of literary greats to first edition Journals of Congress to unique pamphlets from the civil rights era. We strive to find archives and original early printed material that can fill gaps in existing institutional holdings; the kind of material that can bring new perspectives to the traditionally disregarded voices of indigiouneous peoples, women, and African-Americans.
We pride ourselves on the ability to track down the rarest and most interesting material for our client's collections. The partnerships we form with libraries, institutions, and personal collectors begin with a phone call or an email and last for decades. We offer an unconditional guarantee for each item's authenticity and completeness.
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