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Zebratown : The True Story of a Black Ex-Con and a White Single Mother in...
by Greg Donaldson | HC | LikeNew
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A book that has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket (if applicable) is included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. May have no identifying marks on the inside cover. No wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0.98 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9781439153789
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
1439153787
ISBN-13
9781439153789
eBay Product ID (ePID)
79887120
Product Key Features
Book Title
Zebratown : the True Story of a Black Ex-Con and a White Single Mother in Small-Town America
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
General, Social Psychology, Sociology / Urban, Criminology
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
16.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-052989
Reviews
"Zebratown offers a deeply personal, unflinching portrait of the struggle to reform and make good as a father, partner, worker, and member of society. The book stands as a testament...grim, poignant...illuminating." -Kirkus, "Zebratown offers a deeply personal, unflinching portrait of the struggle to reform and make good as a father, partner, worker, and member of society. The book stands as a testament...grim, poignant...illuminating." - Kirkus
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
364.8092 B
Synopsis
Eight years in the making, this edgy, in-depth account follows a black felon's attempt to find a new life for himself with a white woman in a small-town neighborhood where--as the book's title implies--such relationships are common. A remarkably intense read, Zebratown reveals a rhythm of life spiked with violence, betrayal, sex, and the emotional dangers created by passionate love. Greg Donaldson's Zebratown follows the life of Kevin Davis, an ex-con from Brownsville, Brooklyn, who, after his release from prison, moves to Elmira, New York, and takes up with Karen, a young woman with a six-year-old daughter. Kevin is seemingly the embodiment of hip-hop gangsterism--a heavily muscled, feared thug who has beaten a murder rap. And yet, as Donaldson's stunning reportage reveals, Kevin has survived on the streets and in prison with a sharp intelligence and a rigid code of practical morality and physical fitness while yearning to make a better life for himself and be a better man. Month by month and year by year, Donaldson follows Kevin and Karen's attempt to make a home together, a quest made harder by Kevin's difficulty finding legal employment. The dangerous lures of the street remain for him, both in New York City and in Zebratown, and he is not always successful at avoiding them. Meanwhile, as Kevin and Karen struggle, the reader comes to care for them, even as they act in ways that society may not condone. Theirs is a complex story with many moments of drama, suffering, desire, and revelation--a story that is frequently astonishing and unforgettable to the end. Like Adrian Nicole LeBlanc in Random Family, Donaldson explores a largely hidden world; such immersion journalism is difficult to achieve but uniquely powerful to read. In addition to spending long periods with Kevin and Karen, Donaldson interviews policemen, judges, family members, and others in Kevin and Karen's orbit, providing a remarkably panoramic account of their lives. Relationships between white women and black men have long been a hot issue in American culture. Even years after the 2008 presidential election, when society has in some ways seemingly moved on to a "postracial" perspective, people still have a lot to say about interracial relationships. Zebratown takes us into the heart of one and offers the paradoxical truth that while race is rarely not an issue in such relationships, in the end, what transpires between a couple is intensely individual. Meanwhile, the difficulty that ex-cons have successfully reentering society is an ongoing problem--for them, their families, and the communities where they live. Zebratown makes this struggle real, as Kevin Davis confronts not only his criminal record and his poor formal education but the cruelties of the postindustrial economy. Both his and Karen's stories resonate powerfully with twenty-first-century American reality, and in telling them, Greg Donaldson confirms his position as one of the most intrepid journalists at work today.
LC Classification Number
HV9468.D38D66 2010
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