About this title: Published in 1938, Hurston's second book about black folklore chronicles her own experiences with voodoo in Haiti and Jamaica. She also writes about the politics of the islands.
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 1/22/1990
ISBN-13:9780060916497ISBN:0060916494
Description: Fine. 0060916494 Ships next business day. NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has a small black line on bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Turtle Island Books
Date Published: 1981-06
ISBN-13:9780913666333ISBN:0913666335
Description: Good. Paperback. Text is clean and unmarked. Corners show a little wear but are still crisp. Faint dust stains on page ends. Covers have light surface rubbing. Spine uncreased. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Date Published: 2009-01-01
ISBN-13:9780061695131ISBN:0061695130
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780061695131. read more
Publisher: J.B. LIPPINCOTT. CO
Date Published: 1938-01-01
Description: Good+ NO JACKET. G+/NO DJ, covers show some fading and a little edgewear, inscription on half title page else interior is clean, binding still holding well. read more
Edition: 1st Ed
Binding: hardcover
Publisher: J B Lippincott Co
Date Published: 1938
Description: Very Good/Good-ex-library. 8vo, ex-library, original blue and red striped cloth binding, DJ is worn with chips and tears, bottom piece cut out of DJ spine, DJ is laminated, library name inked out on front endpaper and top edge, rear endpaper cut out, a book on Voodoo in Haiti and Jamaica, illustrated with b/w plates, appendix of voodoo songs, 301 pages. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Lippincott Company
Date Published: 1938
Description: No Jacket. 1st printing. Red and blue striped cloth covers with a red stained top page edge. Good+ condition. Light fading to the covers, and light wear along the edges. Some light moisture spotting to the top page edge. Small bookstore label on rear endsheet. 301 pages. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia
Date Published: 1938
Description: Spine is lightly faded, rubbed at tips of spine and corners, else a very good copy. HURSTON, Zora Neale. TELL MY HORSE. Octavo, red and blue cloth, 301 pages, illustrated (reproducing photographs). read more
Edition: FIRST EDITION
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J.B. LIPPINCOTT. CO, N.Y.
Date Published: 1938
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall. Second impressionRed and blue cloth cover. Little wear side of spine. Very clean and solid.301 Pgs. Contents =The rooster's nest-Curry goat-hunting a wild hog-Night song after death-Women in the Caribbean-Rebirth of a Nation-The next hundred years-The black Joan of Arc-Death of Leconte-Part III Voodoo in Haiti=Voodoo and voodoo Gods-The isle of La Gonave-Archahaie and what it mean-Zombies-Sect Rouge-Parlay Cheval Ou-Graveyard dirt and other poisons-Doctor Reser ... read more
"Read it for my 495, an interesting anthropological study of Jamaica and Haiti and how they are very different, and how their perception of white people, especially the US is, how racism and sexism in their countries are rampant (how they all want to be white and how there is extreme racism within the black culture lighties vs. darkies) and very interesting and thorough details about Voodoo which helped me understand the religion much better."
"This book came with me to the Dominican Republic because Zora Neal wrote this about Haiti. The problem is that while she is sympathetic and doesn't belittle Vodou (Anglicised as Voodo), she utterly fails to bring it to life or create roots so it can grow into the readers conscientious. In other words, her words are flat colorless and void of life like a Zombie brought back to life."
"Very interesting book. A first of its kind by way of anthropological forays into voodoo traditions in Haiti & Jamaica, but still there was a slight sense of U.S. paternalism even in Hurston's analysis. Surprising, but also interesting."
"I love stories about Caribbean life. Even better, this book gives an interesting account of Hurston's time with the people of these two islands. They showed her things that many of us would never be allowed to witness."
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