02263cam a22003493u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000042001122450034001542640051001883000047002393360026002863370026003123380036003385000031003745080083004055201111004885340045015996530023016446530031016676530056016986530048017546530052018028560042018549990017018966058UtSlPG20260610133147.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aTourgée, Albion Winegar,d1838-190510aBricks Without Straw: A Novel 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-07-01  aCharles Aldarondo, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"Bricks Without Straw" by Albion Winegar Tourgée is a novel written in the late 19th century, likely during the period of Reconstruction following the American Civil War. The book explores the complexities of freedom and identity for formerly enslaved individuals, with a focus on the main character Nimbus, a newly freed man grappling with name changes and the implications of freedom for himself and his family.  At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Nimbus, a Black man reflecting on the transformations he and his fellow freedmen face after emancipation. Through a soliloquy, he muses on the challenges of adopting new names and the confusion that soon follows, highlighting the remnants of his past as a slave and his desire to shed those associations. The dialogue between Nimbus and his friend 'Liab reveals the struggles in forging a new identity and the social implications of freedom. The narrative resonates with themes of self-definition, the legacy of slavery, and the quest for both personal and communal identity in a changing world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aHistorical fiction  aSouthern States -- Fiction  aReconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Fiction  aFreed persons -- Southern States -- Fiction  aAfrican Americans -- Southern States -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6058  c48081d48081