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woodruff press [mnemosyne press]`, 1969 hardback book in fine condition,nice reprint of the 1913 edition. Hardcover. Fine.

Lincoln: The Woodruff Press, 1913. First edition. Original cloth over boards. Octavo. 311 pages. Bound in light blue cloth over boards with ornamental titling in white to upper board. White spine titles quite faded. Minor extremity rubs. Slightly cocked, hinges sound. Very good to near fine overall.. Black and white photographic frontispiece plus 15 other plates (16 in total). Scarce, heavily autobiographical first novel by Oscar Micheaux, relating his experiences as a homesteader in Gregory County, South Dakota and the failure of his first marriage. Though published anonymously as by "The Pioneer," with names of characters changed, the protagonist is Oscar Devereaux (Micheaux's middle name). <br /> <br /> Micheaux's theme is African Americans realizing their potential in pursuits outside of their accustomed roles. He contrasts the more common city lifestyles of African Americans with the life he chose as a lone Black pioneer in the far West.<br /> <br />… Read More