Bootlicker

by Steve Piacente

Book Overview

In the summer of 1959, two black teens hoping to sneak a beer in the South Carolina woods stumble on a Klan lynching led by the local judge. One bolts. The other freezes and winds up with a choice: join the man about to die, or begin hustling black support the judge needs to advance in politics. In trade, he will enjoy a life of power and comfort. Decades later, Big Ike is about to become the state's first black congressman since Reconstruction. Instead,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1470039869
• ISBN13: 9781470039868
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"