The Learning Tree"A fine novel." THE BOSTON HERALD Photographer, writer, and composer, Gordon Parks has written a moving, true-to-life novel of growing up as a black man in this country in this century. Hailed by critics and readers alike, THE LEARNING TREE tells the extraordinary journey of a family as they struggle to understand the world around them and leave their mark a world that is better for their having been in it. |
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User Review - LJT - LibraryThingA must-read for anyone interested in what it was like growing up Black in 1920's rural America. About the author: Gordon Parks, born in 1912, was already a world-renowned photojournalist for Life ... Read full review
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User Review - rowfy - LibraryThingThe Learning Tree by Gordon Parks is a story about being a black kid in the south long before the days of Civil Rights. It's funny in places and very sad in others. If you want to know how lucky you are today, read this book. Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Learning Tree Crest book Fawcett book |
| Author | Gordon Parks |
| Edition | reprint, reissue |
| Publisher | Fawcett Crest, 1989 |
| ISBN | 0449215040, 9780449215043 |
| Length | 240 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / Biographical Fiction / Classics Fiction / Literary |
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