Devil in the grove
Gilbert King
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Devil in the grove
by Gilbert King
Published
Oct 10, 2017
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pages
656
ISBN-13
9780062692320
ISBN-10
0062692321
Description
In 1949, Florida's orange industry was booming with cheap Jim Crow labor. When a white seventeen-year-old Groveland girl cried rape, vicious Sheriff McCall was fast on the trail of four young blacks who dared to envision a future for themselves. Then the Ku Klux Klan rolled into town, burning homes and chasing hundreds of blacks into the swamps. So began the chain of events that would bring Thurgood Marshall, the man known as "Mr. Civil Rights," into the fray. Associates thought it was suicidal for him to wade into the "Florida Terror" at a time when he was irreplaceable to the burgeoning civil rights movement, but the lawyer would not shrink from the fight--not after the Klan had murdered one of Marshall's NAACP associates and Marshall had endured threats that he would be next. Drawing on a wealth of never-before-published material, including the FBI's unredacted Groveland case files, as well as the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund files, King shines new light on this remarkable civil rights crusader against a heroic backdrop.--From publisher description.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Devil in the grove?
This edition of Devil in the grove has approximately 656 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Devil in the grove?
For most readers, Devil in the grove typically takes between 13h 40m and 9h 7m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 164,000 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 10h 56m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 22 days • Estimated word count: 164,000 words
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What is the word count of Devil in the grove?
The estimated word count for Devil in the grove is approximately 164,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of Devil in the grove?
Devil in the grove was written by Gilbert King.
When was Devil in the grove published?
The publication date for this specific edition is Oct 10, 2017. The original work may have been published on a different date.