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The people from heaven

by John B. Sanford · 1943

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An extraordinary novel told partly in verse, The People from Heaven takes place in 1943, the year it was originally published, in Warrensburg, New York, where Eli Bishop, a white shopkeeper, initiates a reign of terror on the populace following his rape of America Smith, a black woman.

Subject
politicspoliticsMore like thisLess of this
Themes
African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thisraceraceMore like thisLess of thiswomenwomenMore like thisLess of this
Setting
New York StateNew York StateMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 232 pages

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