Go Down, Moses, 247 (Event)
Text:
Page Number:
247
Order within Page:
2
First 8-10 words of event:
not even glancing toward the shelf above the desk
Page Event Ends:
248
Era:
Pre-Removal (-1830)
Characters Present:
Characters Mentioned:
Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Thursday, January 1, 1807 to Friday, December 31, 1869
Summary:
Ike and his cousin's discussion about Southern history and providence is interrupted by the novel's 20-page excursion back through McCaslin family history as recorded in the "ledgers" that Ike had read five years earlier (247). Its entries were written by his grandfather, father and uncle and focus mainly on the details concerning the family's slaves.
Chronological Order:
15.00
Indeterminate Date Range:
Keywords:
Writing, Family, Slavery
Actions:
Aesthetics:
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