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Book details
  • Genre:FICTION
  • SubGenre:African American & Black / General
  • Language:English
  • Pages:224
  • eBook ISBN:9781770764149

Country Roads

The Internal Life of a Mannish Rascal

by Eugene Landon Hobgood

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Overview

Country Roads is the story of an adventurous Black boy in the rural American South of the Nineteen Forties.

Description

Country Roads is the story of an adventurous Black boy in the rural American South of the Nineteen Forties. This narrative takes the reader with Randolph Wilford as he tries to make sense of events that take place in his community, his fertile imagination and his precocious libido. It is a sometimes amusing, sometimes eye opening and frequently emotional journey.

About the author

Eugene Landon Hobgood was born in Washington D.C. on September 6, 1936. Moved to New York City on January 20, 1958. He was educated in Washington DC, New York City, Verona, Italy and Aswan, Luxor and Ghiza, Egypt. In addition to being a writer, he is a long time Singer and Actor. He holds a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwondo, a Certificate in Herbology, and a Certificate in Public Speaking from the Dale Carnegie Institute. The author is also a Marathoner (New York City, 1992). Eugene Landon Hobgood is a member of the National Writers, the Screen Actors Guild, the Harlem Writers Guild and the Hurston/Wright Foundation. He is the author of four self published works of fiction: "Songs of the Zodiac", "Patapsco. A Novel Of Benjamin Banneker", "Ruwenzori. The Legend Of Moon Mountain" and "Penny Candy".