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Cotton Tenants: Three Families (2013)

by James Agee(Favorite Author)

4.06 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1612192122 (ISBN13: 9781612192123)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Melville House

review 1: Excellent book - Agee's prose takes some getting used to, but he conveys great emotion with his writing that exceeds the typical narrative.I have to take issue with the preface (not Agee's). It tried to draw parallels with the current state of the economy to this book - I was incredulous -the poverty that existed then was true poverty - no good access to medical care, inaequate food and shelter, even inadequate water supply - only a self abosrbed Millenial or a proto-socialist boomer would have the gall to wite that.
review 2: This was a fascinating book. James Agee conducted a research report of white cotton tenants in Alabama during the '30s, however the report has just been rediscovered and printed. Throughout the book, I felt as though I were back reading ... morea book for college. It is exactly the sort of book which might be assigned to help explain cultural conditions alongside more fictional reads. Certainly the book was eye opening as to how rough it really was to be a cotton tenant. And this report didn't even explain everything considering there was only an appendix on differences for the black cotton tenants. If you're interested on learning more about cotton farming and the deep south, I would certainly recommend this read. I can't say it was completely gripping--there was no plot, it was more continuous information--but it was fascinating and enriching. less

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