While the locust slept : a memoir
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Published
St. Paul, Minn. : Minnesota Historical Society Press, c2001.
Format
Book
ISBN
0873514017 :, 0873514262, 9780873514392, 0873514394
Physical Desc
200 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Status
New Richland Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
St. Paul, Minn. : Minnesota Historical Society Press, c2001.
Language
English
ISBN
0873514017 :, 0873514262, 9780873514392, 0873514394
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Description
Abandoned as an infant at the State Public School in Owatonna, Minnesota, Peter Razor is raised by abusive workers who thought of him as nothing more than "a dirty Injun." Cut off from his family and his heritage, he turns inward, forced to learn about the world on his own. After failed attempts to run away from the orphanage, he is indentured by the state to an abusive, reclusive farm family. Beaten, poorly fed, clothed in rags, and worked like slave labor, he struggles to attend high school and begins to dream of another life. Razor's stark and often chilling story, devoid of self-pity, recalls with haunting clarity the years he, like the locust, patiently waited to awaken and emerge.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Razor, P. (2001). While the locust slept: a memoir . Minnesota Historical Society Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Razor, Peter. 2001. While the Locust Slept: A Memoir. St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota Historical Society Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Razor, Peter. While the Locust Slept: A Memoir St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2001.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Razor, Peter. While the Locust Slept: A Memoir Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2001.
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