The Adventures of High John the Conqueror Inscribed

Steve Sanfield, John Ward (Illustrator)

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ISBN 10: 0531058077 ISBN 13: 9780531058077

Published by Orchard Books, 1989

Language: English

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Inscribed by the author on the half title page (see photograph). First printing. Unclipped ($12.95), mylar protected dust jacket. Like new except the spine's crown and foot are slightly creased. The DJ has a corresponding crease to only it's head, otherwise no tears or chips. "A Richard Jackson Book.".

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Title

The Adventures of High John the Conqueror **Inscribed**

Publisher

Orchard Books

Publication Date

1989

Language

English

ISBN 10

0531058077

ISBN 13

9780531058077

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

Signed

Signed

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A collection of sixteen tales about High John the Conqueror, the traditional trickster hero of blacks during and immediately after the time of slavery.

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The 16 segments of this collection are filled with the laudable escapades of High John the Conqueror, a fellow about whom slaves told trickster stories (that somehow never reached the ears of white owners). In one tale, which vividly illustrates the truism "knowledge means power," John (who is determined to be the smartest slave on the plantation) sits under the kitchen window nightly, listening to Master and Missy's conversations. Each night Master outlines a different task John will be assigned the following day. When Master goes to inform John of the task, John either has the job underway or completed. Master, believing John to be omniscient, bets the plantation on the slave's ability. What follows that bet (and courses through all these stories) is a combination of remarkable folktelling with the ironic circumstances wrought by human beings making slaves of other human beings. A superior companion to Afro-American Folktales edited by Roger D. Abrahams. A Richard Jackson Book. Ages 8-up.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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