Author

Publication

2003 - Atria Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

109,500 words, Guess

Page Count

438 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC976.2/46
  • DDCB
  • LCCF349.G82 R83 2003
and 1 more
  • LCCF349.G82R83 2003

Description

Fresh out of the Ivy League, the author answers a help-wanted ad for a journalist and suddenly finds himself thrust into the center of Greenwood, Mississippi, an old Delta town. While covering the local high school team, he meets Handy Campbell, its star seventeen-year-old quarterback, a poor, unknown black kid from the projects who had never played on any team till his senior year. But Handy is also the greatest natural talent anyone can recall, and by the end of the season, he has won unimaginable glory. Greenwood's welcoming face hides darker secrets, however, and ultimately the cub reporter must leave it in order to preserve his own sense of right and wrong.

Subjects

Topics

GebruikenBiographySüdstaatenJournalistsCase studiesRubin, RichardRace relations

People

Richard Rubin

Times

Genres

  • Case studies
  • Biography

Links

Other Editions

  • Confederacy of silenceAtria Books2003

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