{"product_id":"mules-and-men-9780061350177","title":"Mules and Men","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZora Neale Hurston brings us Black America's folklore as only she can, putting the oral history on the written page with grace and understanding. This new edition of\u003cem\u003e Mules and Men\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efeatures a new cover and a P.S. section which includes insights, interviews, and more.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the student of cultural history, \u003cem\u003eMules and Men\u003c\/em\u003e is a treasury of Black America's folklore as collected by Zora Neale Hurston, the storyteller and anthropologist who grew up hearing the songs and sermons, sayings and tall tales that have formed and oral history of the South since the time of slavery. Set intimately within the social context of Black life, the stories, \"big old lies,\" songs, voodoo customs, and superstitions recorded in these pages capture the imagination and bring back to life the humor and wisdom that is the unique heritage of Black Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zora Neale Hurston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amistad Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.50w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061350177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHurston, Zora Neale:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZora Neale Hurston\u003c\/strong\u003e wrote four novels (\u003cem\u003eJonah's Gourd Vine; Their Eyes Were Watching God; Moses, Man of the Mountains; and Seraph on the Suwanee\u003c\/em\u003e) and was still working on her fifth novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Life of Herod the Great\u003c\/em\u003e, when she died; three books of folklore (\u003cem\u003eMules and Men\u003c\/em\u003e and the posthumously published \u003cem\u003eGo Gator and Muddy the Water \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eEvery Tongue Got to Confess\u003c\/em\u003e); a work of anthropological research (\u003cem\u003eTell My Horse\u003c\/em\u003e); an autobiography \u003cem\u003e(Dust Tracks on a Road\u003c\/em\u003e); an international bestselling ethnographic work (\u003cem\u003eBarracoon\u003c\/em\u003e); and over fifty short stories, essays, and plays. She was born in Notasulga, Alabama, grew up in Eatonville, Florida, and lived her last years in Fort Pierce, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Zora Neale Hurston \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47282676891805,"sku":"9780061350177","price":31.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_9e1c69a9-5b93-43ea-a500-81b4debe4bc8.jpg?v=1759954689","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/mules-and-men-9780061350177","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}