Men we reaped: a memoir
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"Jesmyn Ward's universally acclaimed memoir shines a light on the community she comes from, in the small town of DeLisle, Mississippi, a place of quiet beauty and fierce attachment. Here, in the space of four years, she lost five young men dear to her, including her beloved brother--to accidents, murder, and suicide. Their deaths were seemingly unconnected, yet their lives had been connected, by identity and place, and as Jesmyn dealt with these losses, she came to a staggering truth: These young men died because of who they were and the place they were from, because certain disadvantages breed a certain kind of bad luck. Because they lived with a history of racism and economic struggle. They agonizing reality commanded Jesmyn to write, at last, their true stories and her own. 'Men We Reaped' opens up a parallel universe, yet it points to problems whose roots are woven into the soil under all our feet. This indispensable American memoir is destined to become a classic"--
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Ward, J. (2014). Men we reaped: a memoir. Bloomsbury.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn. 2014. Men We Reaped: A Memoir. Bloomsbury.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn, Men We Reaped: A Memoir. Bloomsbury, 2014.
MLA Citation (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn. Men We Reaped: A Memoir. Bloomsbury, 2014.
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