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Ely: An Autobiography
Ely Green was born in Sewanee, Tennessee, in 1893. His father was a member of the white gentry, the son of a former Confederate officer. His mother was a housemaid, the daughter of a former slave. In this small Episcopal community--home to the University of the South--Ely lived his early childhood oblivious to the implications of his illegitimacy and his parentage. He was
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Paperback
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280 pages
Published
January 5th 2004
by University of Georgia Press
(first published May 1990)
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Great book about race relations in the Deep South at the end to the 19th-century and the beginning of the 20th-century. Ely is a biracial boy who grew up in the small college town of Sewanee, Tennessee. I highly recommend this fascinating book. YSR!
I discovered this book many years ago in my local library in Waxahachie, Texas. My interest in the book stemmed from learning that Mr. Green had spent time in my hometown and I wanted to learn of his experiences. Overall, this was a great story, heart-breaking, but still amazing. One that I have always wanted to add to my personal library as inspiration for my own writing. Highly recommended.
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