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Tambourines to Glory Paperback - 2006
by Langston Hughes
For every bustling jazz joint that opened in Korean War-era Harlem, a new church seemed to spring up. "Tambourines to Glory" introduces readers to an unlikely team behind a church whose "rock" was the curb at 126th and Lenox.
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Finally available in trade paperback, Langston Hughes's breezy parable of good and evil, friendship and betrayal, is an unforgettable portrait of 1950s Harlem and two women called to the pulpit for very different reasons.For every bustling jazz joint that opened in Korean War--era Harlem, a new church seemed to spring up. Tambourines to Glory introduces you to an unlikely team behind a church whose rock was the curb at 126th and Lenox.Essie Belle Johnson and Laura Reed live in adjoining tenement flats, adrift on public relief. Essie wants to somehow earn enough money to reunite with her daughter and provide her with a nice home; Laura loves young men, mink coats, and fine Scotch. On a day of inspiration, the friends decide to use a thrift-store tambourine and a layaway Bible to start a church.Their sidewalk services are a hit: Laura's a natural street performer who loves the limelight, while Essie is a charismatic singer with a quiet spirituality. Before long they move to a thousand-seat theatre called the Tambourine Temple. The two women are joined in their ministering by Birdie Lee, the little-old-lady trap drummer who can work the congregation to a feverish pitch, and Deacon Crow-For-Day, an impassioned confessor.But then Laura falls for Buddy, a scam artist who suggests selling to the faithful lucky numbers from Scripture and bottles of tap water as "Holy Water from the Jordan." Even with a Cadillac and piles of money from Laura, Buddy won't stay faithful, igniting a crime of passion and betrayal.Harlem Moon Classics is proud to reintroduce readers of all generations to this sparkling gem from the canon of Langston Hughes.
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- Title Tambourines to Glory
- Author Langston Hughes
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 176
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Crown Publishing Group (NY), New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date September 26, 2006
- Features Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780767923279 / 0767923278
- Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.5 in (20.83 x 13.72 x 1.27 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 1900-1949
- Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
- Demographic Orientation: Urban
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Geographic Orientation: New York
- Library of Congress subjects African American women, Good and evil
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006041113
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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- Black Issues Book Review, 09/01/2006, Page 44
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