Allen B. Ballard

Broschiertes Buch

Carried by Six

A Novel of Urban Bravery in America

Beschreibung

" . . . a fast paced, page turning story of a black community determined to rid itself of the drug-driven plague of crime and violence. . . . It entertains, ennobles, and inspires." -Darlene Clark Hine, co-author, The African-American Odyssey "Ballard keeps it real and writes with power and authority." -John Herritage, Staff Inspector (Ret.), New York State Police - - - Obie Bullock, leader of a Philadelphia anti-violence group (the Mau-Mau), returns home from his janitor's job early one morning and stumbles upon a crime scene-someone has just slit the throat of a police officer. Armed with the officer's recovered revolver, Obie, an Iraq war vet, corners and kills the masked assassin, who turns out to be the youngest brother of a powerful, but imprisoned drug dealer. Demands for revenge follow, sparking the fast-paced action while simultaneously examining the lives of a working-class family struggling to survive in the projects of Philadelphia. Character-based, authentic, and gripping, this novel exposes the difficulties and danger of working to rid a neighborhood of drugs and violence so that future generations can grow up safe and secure.

Autor

Allen Ballard, a graduate of Philadelphia's Central High School, Kenyon College, and Harvard University, was formerly a professor of government at City College of New York. He lives in Clifton Park, New York. His previous works on African-American history-including the renown "One More Day's Journey, a history of Black Philadelphia", have been praised by such literary greats as Ralph Ellison, John A. Williams, and Alex Haley. His ¿rst novel-about the very ¿rst African-American troops in the Civil War-"Where I'm Bound", (Simon and Schuster, 2000) won the 'First Novelist' prize of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, and was named a 'Notable Book of the Year' by the Washington Post. He is also the author of "Breaching Jericho's Walls", an autobiography. "Carried by Six, A Novel of Urban Bravery in America" is the recipient of the 2010 Black Caucus American Literary Award (BCALA) Honorable Mention in Fiction.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: First Steps Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 435g
• ISBN-13: 9781944072186
• ISBN-10: 1944072187
• Artikelnr.: 59292011