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Joe Turner's come and gone

by August Wilson

DramaBoardinghousesAfrican AmericansNineteen tensAfrican American familiesAmerican drama (dramatic works by one author)Nineteen ninetiesReal estate development

When Herald Loomis arrives at an African-American Pittsburgh boardinghouse, after seven years' impressed labor on Joe Turner's chain gang, he is a free man--in body.

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Book data: Open Library