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The Hired Hand: An African-American Folktale

Name: The Hired Hand: An African-American Folktale
Author: Jerry Pinkney
ISBN: 9780803712973

Jerry Pinkney

40 pages

Dial; 1ST edition

May 1997

Hardcover

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Out of greed, Young Sam tries to duplicate the healing powers of the new hired hand at his Virginia saw mill, but when he ends up killing a woman instead of curing her, he learns to repent his old ways."

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Pages 40

Publisher Dial; 1ST edition

Published 1997

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