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THE LONG JOURNEY

by S. Glenn Wakefield


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Softcover
£9.59
Softcover
£9.59

Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 24/02/2004

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 208
ISBN : 9781414038186

About the Book

This is the autobiography of a little boy of mixed racial background. He was born in 1938, in rural Georgia, the child of sharecroppers in abject poverty .The story takes the reader inside the thoughts of this boy and allows them to view his feelings and actions as he becomes a man. The little boy experiences the American process of character genocide as practiced by benevolent adults. He refuses to accept the boundaries, the subhuman treatment and his stated inferiority in a racist society .His inner strength and genetics enable him to obtain many of his set goals. The boy finds that all things come at a price and he comes to a conclusion. Although he is; he views himself not as a Caucasian, not as a Native American or an African American but as a fortunate and gifted human being.

He breaks 15,000 years of Native American tradition and shares his experiences with the reader. "Just because the white man says it. That don't make it so. Don't explain yourself to the whites because they will never understand you anyway." Y ou come to feel and understand the little boy's curiosity about adult behavior and his determination to persevere and survive at a high personal cost as the rite of passage takes him through his childhood. He learns the lessons of life that good as well as bad people come in all colors. All people must be judged as individuals and on personal merit. The reader becomes aware of the acuteness ofhis pain and the unfairness of life as the boy reaches for the American dream.


About the Author

S. Glenn Wakefield grew up in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.  After attending West Chester College, he joined the Army and the Green Berets in 1960, serving as a Special Forces advisor in Vietnam and Laos for two years.  He was awarded a Purple Heart in 1963.  When he left military service, he completed his education, obtaining a B.A. from West Chester College and going on to obtain a Doctorate in educational administration from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1972.  S. Glenn Wakefield has written three books: “Take No Prisoners” and soon to be released “Through The Glass Window” an autobiography and “Bacchus”.  “Bacchus” is a story of the personal discovery of hidden family secrets of a young Environmentalist.