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Author:

Hubbard, Ladee, author.

Title:

The rib king / Ladee Hubbard.

Edition:

Large print edition.

Publisher:

Thorndike Pressa part of Gale, a Cengage Company,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

481 pages (large print) ; 23 cm

Subject:

Large type books.
African American household employees--Fiction.
Upper class families--Fiction.
Race relations--Fiction.
Exploitation--Fiction.
Chicago (Ill.)--Fiction.
Historical fiction.

Summary:

"For fifteen years, Mr. Sitwell has worked as the groundskeeper for the Barclays, a well-to-do white family. He is part of the household's all-black staff, along with "Miss Mamie," the talented cook, and new maid Jennie Williams. But the Barclays' fortunes have fallen, and their money is almost gone. When a business associate proposes selling Miss Mamie's delicious rib sauce under the brand name "The Rib King" -- using a caricature of a wildly grinning Mr. Sitwell on the label -- Mr. Barclay, desperate for cash, agrees. Yet neither Miss Mamie nor Mr. Sitwell will see a dime. Humiliated, Mr. Sitwell grows increasingly distraught, and his anger builds to a rage that explodes in shocking tragedy." -- page [4] of cover.

Series:

Thorndike Press Large Print Black Voices

ISBN:

1432887238
9781432887230

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1230254145

LCCN:

2021000386

Locations:

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

KJPF566 -- Fort Madison Public Library (Fort Madison)

KAPF566 -- Keokuk Public Library (Keokuk)