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Waters Turpin, O’Canaan!

Waters Edward Turpin

O’Canaan

First edition, 1939

Turpin’s second novel is one of the earlier books about the great migration, and discusses the inner conflicts and social challenges of persons of African descent dislocated from the natural world in a search for a better life.


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