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Category - Non Fiction / Biography & Autobiography
Format - Hardcover
Condition - Excellent
Listed - 15 hours ago
Ships From - North Carolina
Est. Publication Date - Jan 2019
Seller Description
This is the story of an African-American woman growing up in segregated Detroit. Using her wit and with style she launches a slightly illegal pea-shake house and the money starts to roll in. Can she maintain her hold in this male-dominated field? How does she avoid police? Or invest her modest fortune? This is a gripping read. #Detroit#AfricanAmerican#numbers#peashake#feminist#segregated
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The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers
ISBN: 9780316558730
Publisher Description
As seen on the Today Show: This true story of an unforgettable mother, her devoted daughter, and their life in the Detroit numbers of the 1960s and 1970s highlights "the outstanding humanity of black ...
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