A Gathering of Old Men

Ernest J. Gaines
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Set on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation in the 1970s, 'A GATHERING OF OLD MEN' is a powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer at the hands of a black man. Building to a climax that is as stunning as it is inevitable, 'A GATHERING OF OLD MEN' powerfully describes the racial tensions in 1970s Louisiana. Narrators Peter Francis James, Michelle-Denise Woods, Sally Darling, Graham Brown, Murphy Guyer, Tom Stechschulte, and Mark Hammer bring Gaines' masterful prose to vivid life. Running Time => 7hrs. and 37mins. ©1992 Ernest J. Gaines (P)1996 Recorded Books
Genres: FictionHistorical FictionClassicsAfrican AmericanSchoolLiteratureSouthernLiterary FictionRaceHistorical
214 Pages

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