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Cotton tenants : three families / James Agee ; [photographs by] Walker Evans ; edited by John Summers ; preface by Adam Haslett.
On assignment for "Fortune" magazine in 1936, Agee and Evans set out to explore the plight of sharecroppers during the Great Depression. Published for the first time, Agee's original dispatch (accompanied by 25 of Evans' historic photos) is an unsparing record of three families at a desperate time.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781612192123
- ISBN: 1612192122
- Physical Description: 224 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: Brooklyn : Melville House, c2013.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Business -- Shelter -- Food -- Clothing -- Work -- Picking season -- Education -- Leisure -- Health -- On Negroes -- Landowners. |
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| Subject: | Agee, James, 1909-1955 > Travel > Alabama. Evans, Walker, 1903-1975 > Travel > Alabama. Cotton farmers > Alabama > History > 20th century. Farm tenancy > Alabama > History > 20th century. Cotton farmers > Alabama > Social conditions. Alabama > Rural conditions. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| scottsboropl | 976.1062 Age | 32269000999352 | Adult - Nonfiction | Available | - |
