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100 1 _aTourgée, Albion Winegar,
_d1838-1905
245 1 0 _aBricks Without Straw: A Novel
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2004-07-01
508 _aCharles Aldarondo, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHistorical fiction
653 _aSouthern States -- Fiction
653 _aReconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Fiction
653 _aFreed persons -- Southern States -- Fiction
653 _aAfrican Americans -- Southern States -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6058
999 _c48081
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