Simple's Uncle Sam
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Author
Publication
2000 - Hill and Wang, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
45,000 words, Guess
Page Count
180 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL51459M
- ISBN-100809086816
- OCLC Control Number42861758
- OCLC Control Numbersimplesunclesam00hugh
- Library of Congress Control Number99057066
and 2 more
- LibraryThing4367141
- Goodreads246672
Classifications
- DDC813/.52
- LCCPS3515.U274 S6 2000
Description
"Langston Hughes's masterful newspaper column introduced the character of Jesse B. Semple, or "Simple," to readers of the Chicago Defender in 1943. Simple was smart, funny, and right on target - whatever the subject - and was quickly embraced by an enthusiastic public. Soon the stories were collected in books for generations of grateful readers. The last of Hughes's own selections of Simple stories was Simple's Uncle Sam - happily now back in print. In this collection, Simple, with characteristic wit and insight, expounds on his favorite barroom topics - women, gospel music, and sports, among many others - but he always keeps one foot planted firmly on the ground he rares most about, that of polities and race."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
"I have had so many hardships in this life," said Simple, "that it is a wonder I'll live until I die.
Excerpt
"I have had so many hardships in this life," said Simple, "that it is a wonder I'll live until I die.
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- Fiction.
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