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Let Us Now Praise Famous Women : A Memoir, livre de poche par Sikora, Frank, Like N...
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Caractéristiques de l'objet
- État
- ISBN
- 9780817351489
- Book Title
- Let Us Now Praise Famous Women : a Memoir
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publisher
- University of Alabama Press
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Personal Memoirs, General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Customs & Traditions, Sociology / Rural
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 0 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 144 Pages
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An affectionate, humorous account of small town Alabama during the civil rights era. When Frank Sikora's six-year-old daughter contracted pneumonia in 1962, his wife Millie vowed that would be the last winter she would spend in Ohio. Despite their misgivings about the racial tensions erupting there, they moved their family of six south, where Frank hoped to fulfill his dream of becoming a newspaper reporter. But when those dreams didn't materialize immediately, mounting bills, repossession, and eviction forced them to move in with Millie's parents, Dan and Minnie Belle Helms, in rural Wellington, Alabama. With even slimmer prospects for employment in impoverished Calhoun County, the Sikoras came to depend heavily upon the Helmses and extended family members and all their lives became closely intertwined. The Helmses were uneducated, unpolished people, but Sikora's narration of his life with them--often humorous but never condescending--provides a compelling portrait of the attitudes and lifestyle of poor whites in Alabama during the second half of the 20th century, just as James Agee's monumental work, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, illuminated the Depression years in Hale County, Alabama. Sikora illustrates how resourceful, southern women, in particular, held their families together through trying times. Interwoven with this commentary on rural white culture in the Deep South is the story of Sikora's developing career as a newsman. Determined to succeed, he finally lands a job with the Gadsden Times reporting the news of black citizens. From that introduction to journalism, Sikora becomes one of Alabama's most acclaimed chroniclers of the civil rights movement, eventually writing some of the acknowledged masterpieces about the subject. Like his landmark book, Selma, Lord, Selma, Sikora's newest work tells the stories of ordinary Alabamians and their perspectives on extraordinary times.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Alabama Press
ISBN-10
0817351485
ISBN-13
9780817351489
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30764070
Product Key Features
Book Title
Let Us Now Praise Famous Women : a Memoir
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Personal Memoirs, General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Customs & Traditions, Sociology / Rural
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
0 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
F330.S55 2004
Edition Number
2
Reviews
"Entertaining, comical, and perceptive, this book holds the reader's attention while conveying an important message."--Bert Reiff, University of North Alabama, "As if he were telling the tale from a porch swing, Sikora takes his time, weaving together personal history, jokes and political thought as he ambles through the difficult lives of some resilient people. . . . The portrait he draws of '60s smalltown life in the South is affectionate while remaining realistic about bigotry and exclusion."--Publishers Weekly, "A compelling read that provides insight into the world of rural poverty, small town values, and interracial relationships of ordinary folk."--Marlene H. Rikard, Samford University
Table of Content
"Entertaining, comical, and perceptive."--Bert Reiff, University of North Alabama "A compelling read that provides insight into the world of rural poverty, small town values, and interracial relationships of ordinary folk."--Marlene H. Rikard, Samford University When Frank Sikora's six-year-old daughter contracted pneumonia in 1962, his wife Millie vowed that would be their last winter in Ohio. Despite misgivings about the racial tensions erupting there, the Sikoras moved their family of six south, where Frank hoped to fulfill his dream of becoming a newspaper reporter. When those dreams didn't materialize immediately, mounting bills, repossession, and eviction forced them to move in with Millie's parents, Dan and Minnie Belle Helms, in rural Wellington, Alabama. The Helmses were uneducated, unpolished people, and Sikora's narration of his life with them--often humorous but never condescending--provides a compelling portrait of the attitudes and lifestyle of poor whites in Alabama during the second half of the 20th century, just as James Agee's monumental work Let Us Now Praise Famous Men illuminated the Depression years in Hale County, Alabama. Sikora details how resourceful southern women, in particular, held their families together through trying times. Interwoven with this commentary on rural white culture in the deep South is the story of Sikora's developing career as a newsman. Determined to succeed, he finally landed a job with the Gadsden Times reporting the news of black citizens. From that introduction to journalism, Sikora becomes one of Alabama's most acclaimed chroniclers of the civil rights movement, eventually writing some of the acknowledged masterpieces about the subject. Frank Sikora is retired from the Birmingham News, a freelance writer for publications such as Time, and author of seven books, including Selma, Lord, Selma (with Sheyann Webb and Rachel West Nelson) and Until Justice Rolls Down: The Birmingham Church Bombing Case.
Copyright Date
2005
Lccn
2004-011613
Dewey Decimal
976.1/63063/0922
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Fire Ant Bks.
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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