Men we reaped: a memoir
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In five years, Jesmyn Ward lost five young men in her lifeto drugs, accidents, suicide, and the bad luck that can follow people who live in poverty, particularly black men. Dealing with these losses, one after another, made Jesmyn ask the question: Why? And as she began to write about the experience of living through all the dying, she realized the truthand it took her breath away. Her brother and her friends all died because of who they were and where they were from, because they lived with a history of racism and economic struggle that fostered drug addiction and the dissolution of family and relationships. Jesmyn says the answer was so obvious she felt stupid for not seeing it. But it nagged at her until she knew she had to write about her community, to write their stories and her own.
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Ward, J., & Boothe, C. (2014). Men we reaped: a memoir. Unabridged. Prince Frederick, MD, Recorded Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn and Cherise. Boothe. 2014. Men We Reaped: A Memoir. Prince Frederick, MD, Recorded Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn and Cherise. Boothe, Men We Reaped: A Memoir. Prince Frederick, MD, Recorded Books, 2014.
MLA Citation (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn. and Cherise Boothe. Men We Reaped: A Memoir. Unabridged. Prince Frederick, MD, Recorded Books, 2014.
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