Thomas and Beulah; poems
by Dove, Rita
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0887480217
- ISBN 13
- 9780887480218
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
3 Copies Available from This Seller
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About This Item
Synopsis
Thomas and Beulah is a book of poems by American poet Rita Dove that tells the semi-fictionalized chronological story of her maternal grandparents, the focus being on her grandfather (Thomas, his name in the book as well as in real life) in the first half and her grandmother (named Beulah in the book, although her real name was Georgianna) in the second. It won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for poetry.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31266
- Title
- Thomas and Beulah; poems
- Author
- Dove, Rita
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 3
- ISBN 10
- 0887480217
- ISBN 13
- 9780887480218
- Publisher
- Carnegie-Mellon University Press
- Place of Publication
- Pittsburgh
- Date Published
- 1986
- Bookseller catalogs
- African American; Modern first edition; Poetry; 1980S; Pulitzer prize;
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About the Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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