WATERS TURPIN "THE ROOTLESS" AFRICAN BLACK AMERICAN MARYLAND HISTORY Phoenix AZ

Waters Turpin born in Oxford Maryland. Died Baltimore, Maryland on November 19, 1968. One of the under appreciated Black Authors in American History. His 1st Novel "The Low Grounds" in 1937 was the forerunner of family history legacies such as Alex Haley's Roots . Books by Waters Turpin; The Low Grounds 1937, O Canaan! 1939 and The Rootless 1957 (Self-publishes). The book "The Rootless" was a controversial title, debunking white woman's sexual purity during slavery; I included a write up; "In March 1941 Turpin was named the Julius Rosen-wald Fellow in Creative writing. Turpin took a leave of absence from Lincoln University to go to Baltimore to conduct the research necessary to fulfill the terms of the grant that would lead to the writing of But the Earth Remains , which was to explore the life of a free Maryland black man prior to the Emancipation Proclamation. Instead Turpin worked full-time on the The Rootless from the summer 1941 until spring 1942. The third novel in Turpin's series, The Rootless , looks at slavery from the slaves' point of view. This novel is by far Turpin's most controversial, so much so that his wife and mother urged him not to publish it, stating the American public was not ready for his debunking of the myth of the white woman's sexual purity during slavery. This novel was finished sometime between 1945 and 1950. Turpin acquiesced and put the book aside. The Rootless was not published until 1957. By this time Turpin had fallen from literary favor and was unable to find a publisher. The book was self-published by Turpin, and only one thousand copies were printed. In the end, Turpin gave away more copies than were sold, so the book received little if any acclaim and it did not incite the anticipated criticism" The book for sale is a Library Discard Book, That was use for Reference. The book is in very good condition. With "attached" dust jacket. Please look at pictures, This is a very Rare book. Asking Price $600/OBO. If you have any questions please call me at show contact info . No Text Please. TEXT WILL NOT BE ANSWERED. Thanks.

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