Once More to the Rodeo: A Memoir - Brossura

Hennick, Calvin

 
9781888889970: Once More to the Rodeo: A Memoir
Brossura
ISBN 10: 1888889977 ISBN 13: 9781888889970
Casa editrice: Pushcart Pr, 2019

Sinossi

Five years into fatherhood, Calvin Hennick is plagued by self-doubt and full of questions. How can he teach his son to be a man, when his own father figures abandoned him? As a white man, what can he possibly teach his biracial son about how to live as a black man in America? And what does it even mean to be a man today, when society's expectations of men seem to change from moment to moment?

In search of answers, Calvin takes his young son on the road, traveling across the country to the annual rodeo in his small Iowa hometown. Along the way, a stop at the Baseball Hall of Fame turns into an impromptu lesson about racism and segregation. In Niagara Falls, a day of arcade games and go-karts unexpectedly morphs into a titanic struggle between father and son. A stop in Chicago rips the scars off of old wounds. And back in Iowa, Calvin is forced to confront the most difficult question of all: What if his flaws and family history doom him to repeat the mistakes of the past?

In this unforgettable debut memoir, Calvin Hennick holds a mirror up to both himself and modern America, in an urgent and timely story that all parents, and indeed all Americans, need to read.

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Editore
Pushcart Pr
Data di pubblicazione
2019
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1888889977
ISBN 13 
9781888889970
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
250
Contatto del produttore
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Persona responsabile
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