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Title:
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Catfish Dream: Ed Scott's Fight for His Family Farm and Racial Justice in the Mississippi Delta.
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Series:
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Southern Foodways Alliance Studies in Culture, People, and Place
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Price:
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US$69.95
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Author:
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Rankin, Julian/Edge, John T. (ed.)
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ISBN:
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978-0-8203-5360-9
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Binding:
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Hardback
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Paperback
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Pub Date:
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201807
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Availability:
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NYP
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33 b&w images
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Publisher(Imprint):
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Z00901(Univ. of Georgia Pr.)
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Description:
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Centres around the experiences, family, and struggles of Ed Scott Jr., a farmer in the Mississippi Delta and the first ever non-white owner and operator of a catfish plant in the US. Julian Rankin provides a fascinating portrait of a place through his intimate biography of Scott, a hero at once so typical and so exceptional in his community.
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