The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories

In 'The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories,' Paul Laurence Dunbar delves deeply into the African American experience at the turn of the 20th century, with a prose that resonates with the cadences of the folk traditions and dialect of his subjects. As a seminal work in African American literature, Dunbar's anthology of short stories excels at capturing the essence of life post-emancipation, explo...