Washoe County Library System

A white writer recounts his experiences in the American South following treatments that darkened his skin and shares his thoughts on the problems of prejudice and racial injustice.

"...Perry Wallace courageously accepted the invitation to become the first African American to play college basketball in the deeply segregated Southeastern Conference...The hateful experiences Wallace would suffer on campus and in the hostile gymnasiums of the Deep South turned out to be the stuff of nightmares. Yet he persisted, endured, and triumphed, meeting a series of unthinkable challenges head-on..." (From book jacket).

"The classic boyhood adventure tale, updated with a new introduction by noted Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen. A consummate prankster with a quick wit, Tom Sawyer dreams of a bigger fate than simply being a "rich boy." Yet through the novel's humorous escapades-from the famous episode of the whitewashed fence to the trial of Injun Joe-Mark Twain explores the deeper themes of the adult world, one of dishonesty and superstition, murder and revenge,...