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An edition of Dance of the Jakaranda (2017)

Dance of the Jakaranda

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Set in the shadow of Kenya's independence from Great Britain, this story reimagines the special circumstances that brought black, brown, and white men together to lay the railroad that heralded the birth of the nation.--

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Akashic Books
Language
English
Pages
342

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Railroad construction workers Race relations Identity (Psychology) History Friendship Fiction Fiction, historical Kenya, fiction New York Times reviewed Amitié Romans, nouvelles Relations raciales Identité (Psychologie) Ouvriers de la construction des chemins de fer Histoire Literary Historical FICTION / African American / General FICTION / Cultural Heritage Friendship -- Fiction Race relations -- Fiction Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction Railroad construction workers -- Kenya -- Fiction Kenya -- History -- 1895-1963 -- Fiction Kenya -- Fiction

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Kenya

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1895-1963
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Library of Congress
PR9381.9.K546 D36 2017, PR9381.9, PR9381.9.K546

The Physical Object

Pagination
342 pages
Number of pages
342

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL27228123M
Internet Archive
danceofjakaranda0000kima
ISBN 10
161775496X
ISBN 13
9781617754968
OCLC/WorldCat
945949008, 970638158

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OL20048098W

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