Up Before Daylight
Life Histories from the Alabama Writers' Project, 1938-39
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
30 September 1982
Summary
These compelling accounts of hard times and hard work reveal human courage, dignity, and resilience from a generation that endured the Great Depression.
One achievement of the 1930s Federal Writers’ Project was its ambitious collection of life histories based on interviews with southern workers and farmers. For Up before Daylight James Seay Brown chose 28 of the more than 100 accounts from throughout Alabama as a rich sampling–from the Tennessee Valley to the Gulf Coast and from citi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780817300999 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0817300996 |
| Author: | James Seay Brown, Wayne Flynt |
| Publisher: | The University of Alabama Press |
| Imprint: | The University of Alabama Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 1982 |
| Weight: | 448g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 152mm x 21mm |
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Critics Review
“A much needed slice of life from the past, it is peoples’ history–our history. Suitable for libraries of all types.”–CHOICE
“These 28 stories effectively capture so much about the speech, experiences, world views, and aspirations of their subjects that they leave us with a profound appreciation of the individuals whose words we read and of the harsh realities they faced.”–Humanities in the South
About The Author
James Seay Brown
James Seay Brown, Jr., is Professor of History at Samford University.
Wayne Flynt is Distinguished University Professor at Auburn University.
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