Musings Of A Native Son

Author : Thomas F. Massiah
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781466949713

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Musings of a Native Son by Thomas F. Massiah Pdf

My story begins in Montreal on August 6, 1931, the day before my father died. I was not quite five years old, and I was the fourth of six siblings that my mother was left to raise-at the height of the so-called Great Depression. I trace and comment on my life struggles through public school, high school, and thence to my first university degree. Throughout, I faced the dual problem of going to school without having the mandatory fees. But I point out that I completed my education debt-free, never having applied for or received a student loan. I also reveal how I coped with the double-edged difficulty of being both black and ambitious, while persevering in a mostly unwelcoming white-dominated environment. Then I tell how I managed to overcome numerous obstacles, to obtain a doctorate (in organic chemistry), and eventually go on to become a pioneering Canadian-born black scientist and educator-more than forty years ago. Parenthetically, the pivotal breakthrough in my professional career took place at about the same time (1947) in the same city (Montreal), that Jackie Robinson was making his breakthrough into organized baseball. So in every sense, this is the story of a "native son." Thomas "Tom" F. Massiah

Author : Michael Kowalewski
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1993-07-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781400821174

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Deadly Musings by Michael Kowalewski Pdf

"Violent scenes in American fiction are not only brutal, bleak, and gratuitous," writes Michael Kowalewski. "They are also, by turns, comic, witty, poignant, and sometimes, strangely enough, even terrifyingly beautiful." In this fascinating tour of American fiction, Kowalewski examines incidents ranging from scalpings and torture in The Deerslayer to fish feeding off human viscera in To Have and Have Not, to show how highly charged descriptive passages bear on major issues concerning a writer's craft. Instead of focusing on violence as a socio-cultural phenomenon, he explores how writers including Cooper, Poe, Crane, Hemingway, Faulkner, Wright, Flannery O'Connor, and Pynchon draw on violence in the realistic imagining of their works and how their respective styles sustain or counteract this imagining. Kowalewski begins by offering a new definition of realism, or realistic imagining, and the rhetorical imagination that seems to oppose it. Then for each author he investigates how scenes of violence exemplify the stylistic imperatives more generally at work in that writer's fiction. Using violence as the critical occasion for exploring the distinctive qualities of authorial voice, Deadly Musings addresses the question of what literary criticism is and ought to be, and how it might apply more usefully to the dynamics of verbal performance.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015086609164

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The American Tyler-keystone by Anonim Pdf

Author : Tom Massiah
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781466949751

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Emanations from the Corpse of Little Burgundy by Tom Massiah Pdf

Little Burgundy was a small vibrant part of Central Montreal. Perhaps somewhat sadly, that area no longer exists, having been changed largely through gentrification. But the area and its residents had many worthwhile stories to tell. However, up till now, I am unaware of anyone undertaking to tell any of them. So in this mini novel, I am adopting the posture of a reporter, who will try to recall some of the most noteworthy stories about this place. Hopefully, the few stories that I have selected will give the reader a sense of what day-to-day life was like for those of us who lived there at that time.

Author : Richard O. Davies,Richard G. Abram
Publisher : Ohio State University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0814208800

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Betting the Line by Richard O. Davies,Richard G. Abram Pdf

A study of gambling, particularly sports gambling, and how it has thrived in American culture. According to Davies and Abram, the culture of betting results from two complementary influences in American society: risk-taking and speculation. This is the first effort by academic writers to describe and interpret the history of sports wagering in the United States. Although many books have been written about 3how to bet and win, 4 Betting the Line presents a serious history of this popular activity in Colonial and Civil War eras to today, from early betting on horse racing and baseball to the modern venues of basketball and football. By considering topics as diverse as the business of a bookie, the expansion of legalized gambling, and the increase in popularity of televised sports, the authors offer readers an insightful look into a practice that has become commonplace in American popular culture. In a mere seventy years, the number of states where gambling is legal jumped from one to forty-eight. Yet Nevada remains the only state where sports betting is legal. This book challenges many long-standing myths and stereotypes that revolve around the enterprise, arguing that sports gambling is reflective of the American free enterprise culture.

Author : Dawn P. Williams
Publisher : Who's Who in Black Canada
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780973138429

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Who's who in Black Canada 2 by Dawn P. Williams Pdf

In this second edition of Who's Who in Black Canada, Dawn Williams updates her tome of Black achievements and success in Canada, with over 730 entries. Province by province, this indispensable educational and networking tool puts the spotlight on the impressive range of achievements of Blacks in Canada- from business leaders to musicians to engineers, artists, doctors, judges and filmmakers. Filled with information and inspiration, Who's Who in Black Canada 2 is an excellent resource for schools, libraries, professionals and those working with youth.

Author : Robert McParland
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781538105542

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From Native Son to King's Men by Robert McParland Pdf

On the heels of the Great Depression and staring into the abyss of a global war, American writers took fiction and literature in a new direction that addressed the chaos that the nation—and the world—was facing. These authors spoke to the human condition in traumatic times, and their works reflected the dreams, aspirations, values, and hopes of people living in the World War II era. In FromNative Son to King’s Men: The Literary Landscape of 1940s America, Robert McParland examines notable works published throughout the decade. Among the authors covered are James Baldwin, Pearl S. Buck, James Gould Cozzens, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, John Hersey, Norman Mailer, Ann Petry, Irwin Shaw, John Steinbeck, Robert Penn Warren, Eudora Welty, and Richard Wright. McParland explores how popular novels, literary fiction, and even short stories by these authors represented this pivotal period in American culture. By examining the creative output of these authors, this book reveals how the literature of the 1940s not only offered a pathway for that era’s readers but also provides a way of understanding the past and our own times. From Native Son to King’s Men will appeal to anyone interested in the cultural climate of the 1940s and how this period was depicted in American literature.

Author : Harold Bloom
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : African American men in literature
ISBN : 9780791096253

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Richard Wright's Native Son by Harold Bloom Pdf

Richard Wright is one of the greatest African-American writers of the 20th century. His masterpiece Native Son is analyzed in this volume of essays.

Author : Jodi Thomas,Celia Bonaduce,Rachael Miles
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496721310

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A Texas Kind of Christmas by Jodi Thomas,Celia Bonaduce,Rachael Miles Pdf

Take a trip to beautiful Texas and the fabled St. Nicholas Hotel on Christmas Eve, 1859 where anything can happen—even love—in the story collection fans of Diana Palmer, Linda Lael Miller, and Lori Wilde will fall in love with this holiday season! ONE NIGHT AT THE ST. NICHOLAS New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Jodi Thomas To escape her stepmother’s plot to marry her off, Texas heiress Jacqueline Hartman spends Christmas Eve sharing a hideout with an accused bank robber. After a night in Nathanial Ward’s arms, Jacqueline is certain she has met her match after all. But will his heartfelt promise of love lead to his demise at the hands of the law? BIRDIE’S FLIGHT * Celia Bonaduce Seamstress Birdie Flanagan gets the surprise of her life when she receives a beautiful gown—and a sudden invitation—for the ball of the season! With her flaming red hair, Birdie creates a stir from the moment she arrives, capturing the eye of the dashing Captain Douglas Newcastle. But will a villainous suitor from her past keep her from her long awaited happily-ever-after? TEXAS SPIRIT * Rachael Miles When lovely spinster Eugenie Charpentier makes a trip across the Texas frontier with former Texas Ranger Asher Graham, she gets an unexpected lesson in the ways of rough-and-tumble men. But once Asher is escorting her across the dance floor at the Christmas ball, it’s Jenny’s turn to tutor the rugged lawman in the art of love. . . .

Author : Inez Haynes Gillmore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:703969570

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The Native Son by Inez Haynes Gillmore Pdf

Author : Miel Anjel Elustondo
Publisher : Center for Basque Studies UV of Nevada, Reno
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Anthropologists
ISBN : UCSD:31822038865952

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William A. Douglass, Mr. Basque by Miel Anjel Elustondo Pdf

"Biography of the noted anthropologist and key figure in the Basque Studies Program"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Scott E. Casper
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114673309

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Of Sagebrush & Slot Machines by Scott E. Casper Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Vermont
ISBN : UCAL:B3506101

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Vermont History by Anonim Pdf

Author : T. D. Hamm
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9635246161

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Native Son by T. D. Hamm Pdf

Author : Pamela Carol Mac Arthur
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 3039105159

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The Genteel John O'Hara by Pamela Carol Mac Arthur Pdf

The writer John O'Hara (1905-1970) came from Pottsville in Pennsylvania. He put his home town and the surrounding vicinity under a microscope to produce an account of 'The Anthracite Region' that rivals Edith Wharton's descriptions of New York and Sinclair Lewis's anatomy of Sauk Centre. With the discerning eye of a local resident, O'Hara recreated this coal-rich region and its people so well that his novelettes, novellas, novels, plays and short stories give a true record of his 'Pennsylvania Protectorate' in the latter part of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century. In order to reveal the ethnographical, geographical and historical authenticity of the O'Hara Canon, this book examines his writings in the context of Pottsville and the borough of Tamaqua, as well as the nearby towns and villages. The author also investigates both O'Hara's genteel upbringing and his gangster stratum. The book explores the many dimensions of O'Hara's life from the time of his birth until his escape to New York City in 1928. New sources such as unpublished letters and interviews with O'Hara's family, friends and enemies provide important insights into O'Hara, as well as into Pottsville and the surrounding region.