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Lester, Neal A.

Understanding Zora Neale Hurston's Their eyes were watching God
a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents /
Neal A. Lester.

p. cm. -- ( The Greenwood Press "Literature in context"
series, ISSN 1074-598X)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-313-30210-3 (alk. paper)

1. Hurston, Zora Neale. Their eyes were watching God. 2. Afro-
Americans -- Florida -- Social life and customs -- Sources. 3. Afro-
Americans -- Florida -- Folklore -- Sources. 4. Afro-American women in
literature. 5. Florida -- Race relations -- Sources. I. Title.
II. Series.

PS3515.U789T638 1999

813'.52 -- dc21 98-55342

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright © 1999 by Neal A. Lester

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-55342
ISBN: 0-313-30210-3
ISSN: 1074-598X

First published in 1999

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
www.greenwood.com

Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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