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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Mariner Books
Publication date
May 10, 2000
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780618056798
ISBN-10
0618056793
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.75 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.50 lbs.
Original list price
$14.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The lives of the residents of a black community in upstate New York reflect the changes of two decades of American history as the early promise of the 1960s gives way to faded dreams when the local steel industry declines and racial tensions mount.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Set in a colorfully painted but crumbling housing project near a Buffalo, New York, steel mill, this "novel full of wisdom, grace and poetry" (Newsday) traces two decades in the lives of the project's residents. At the heart of this collective portrait is the Taylor family: Sam, Mary Kate, and their five children. For the Taylors and their neighbors, this is a time of tremendous optimism. The oldest boy, Mikey, shows special promise at school. Sam eats alongside his white coworkers at the local diner after his shift in the mill's inferno. The door to the white world seems to be opening. But time fades optimism: the steel industry falters, men lose their jobs. Mikey learns to distrust hope. The miracle of this heartbreaking story is its warmth in the face of tragic disappointment. All-Bright Court illuminates the dignity, faith, and humor that enable people to endure a world bound by devastating reality.
Editions
Hardcover
from Houghton Mifflin (September 1, 1991)
9780395532713 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $19.95
About: The lives of the residents of a black community in upstate New York reflect the changes of two decades of American history as the early promise of the 1960s gives way to faded dreams when the local steel industry declines and racial tensions mount
About: The lives of the residents of a black community in upstate New York reflect the changes of two decades of American history as the early promise of the 1960s gives way to faded dreams when the local steel industry declines and racial tensions mount
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Mariner Books (May 10, 2000)
9780618056798 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $14.95
About: The lives of the residents of a black community in upstate New York reflect the changes of two decades of American history as the early promise of the 1960s gives way to faded dreams when the local steel industry declines and racial tensions mount.
About: The lives of the residents of a black community in upstate New York reflect the changes of two decades of American history as the early promise of the 1960s gives way to faded dreams when the local steel industry declines and racial tensions mount.
Reprint edition from Perennial (September 1, 1992)
9780060974985 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $10.00
About: Set in a colorfully painted but crumbling housing project near a Buffalo, New York, steel mill, this "novel full of wisdom, grace and poetry" (Newsday) traces two decades in the lives of the project's residents.
About: Set in a colorfully painted but crumbling housing project near a Buffalo, New York, steel mill, this "novel full of wisdom, grace and poetry" (Newsday) traces two decades in the lives of the project's residents.
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