One of those long planters punches which starts circa 1800, winds up in 1881 having just about managed to overlook the civil war, and featuring life on the boundless georgia holdings called beulah land where blacks and white generally commingle so that integration is almost indistinguishable from miscegenation. The kendricks were the white masters of a hundred and fifty black. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and. The beulah land trilogy is among the best of the plantation novel genre. Look away beulah land by lonnie coleman, 9780440146544, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Beulah land tv miniseries 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The first powerful novel in the bestselling beulah land trilogy the plantation of beulah land was more than a home and more than a business.
Reviewed in the united states on september 28, 2019. His novels beulah land and look away, beulah land were filmed in 1980 as the nbc miniseries beulah land starring lesley ann warren, michael sarrazin. The physical object format paperback number of pages 572 id numbers open library ol27985237m isbn 10 03302399 isbn 97803302394 not in library. I never thought id like another book about the south as i like gone with the wind. Coleman had three plays produced on broadway, but none were successful. The legacy of beulah land book by lonnie coleman 4. The first book, beulah land, details the trials and tribulations of the slaveho.
In 1974, his book beulah land was a new york times best seller. This lazing approximation of southern speech and ways of the days during and just after the war between the states tends to airbrush out complexities of character and stringencies of emotion, but it works a certain slumberous charm in spite of some hideous events. Thus we have in the beginning deborah kendrick and arnold who forebear leon, while. Its much rawer the characters are well defined, even the minor ones. The legacy of beulah land has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. The book entails adultry and romantic involvement with blacks. Touching on issues of slavery, miscegenation, states rights and more, lonnie coleman draws a story of a family in conflict as well as in good times. Lonnie coleman beulah land was a rich cotton plantation in georgia, and here is the vivid, sweeping story of its golden age from 1820 to 1861.
This is the second book in the beulah land trilogy, and far more brutal than the first. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading beulah land beulah land series book 1. Beulah land beulah land series book 1 kindle edition. Beulah landthe tremendously engrossing saga of a great georgia pl. A novel by lonnie coleman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. For those who lived and died, fought and loved there whether white or black, master or slavebeulah land.
Lonnie coleman the saga of a southern family on a georgia plantation in the late 1800s. Navy reserves midshipmens school as the united states was engaged in world war ii. The elk family, which has long loathed the kendrick family, takes advantage of the union presence to try to bring low the people of oaks and beulah land. Beulah land concerns the kendrick, elk and davis families in georgia during the early 19th c. First published in 1977 look away, beulah land open library. Some may refer to this book as an inflation of gone with the wind, but it is my opnion, that these books are two totally different reads. Publication date 1973 topics coleman, william laurence publisher. Look away, beulah land by lonnie coleman, 9780304300099, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Coleman moved to new york and entered the navy and completed the u. Telling the story of life on a plantation in georgia in the time before the civil war, beulah land is an interesting read. Look away, beulah land beulah land, book 2 by lonnie coleman. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
This is an older book from my collection that ive decided to reread, decades later. A precivil war era book involving a family and their household staff of slaves. But lonnie coleman and his beulah land series are wonderful. The beulah land trilogy book series by lonnie coleman includes books beulah land, look away, beulah land, and the legacy of beulah land. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The legacy of beulah land by lonnie coleman nook book. He was born in newton, west virginia, to squire and maysel parsons, 1 and was introduced to music by his father, who was a choir director and deacon at newton baptist church. Beulah land beulah land, book 1 by lonnie coleman book cover, description, publication history. Beulah land 9780330239127 by lonnie coleman and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. See the complete beulah land trilogy series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Lonnie coleman, an author whose works included the beulah land trilogy and. Look away, beulah land beulah land, book 2 by lonnie coleman book cover, description, publication history.
Lonnie coleman has 17 books on goodreads with 7555 ratings. For those who lived and died, fought and loved there whether white or black, master or slavebeulah land was the real south, in all her strength and glory. See more ideas about sunday school crafts, beulah land and sunday school. Read beulah land online by lonnie coleman books free 30day. I am very curious to find out if i ever have read the other 2 books in dutch years ago, but i think i just read this first book. Miniseries detailing the lives of two civil war families. With lesley ann warren, michael sarrazin, eddie albert, hope lange. This is the first book in the series and goes up to the civil war. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Beulah land by lonnie coleman nook book ebook barnes. Beulah land by lonnie coleman paperback, 1974 for sale. Buy beulah land by lonnie coleman online at alibris uk. Beulah land hardcover october 1, 1973 by lonnie coleman author.
Beulah land book by lonnie coleman 5 available editions. Buy beulah land stated first edition by coleman, lonnie isbn. The first book, beulah land, details the trials and tribulations of the slaveholding kendrick clan during the years 18001861. Look away, beulah land by lonnie coleman 1977, hardcover. If sex or bad language offends you, this is not the book for you. The second book, look away, beulah land, starts right at the end of the civil war.
Book 3 is on its way to me through mbag, which was mailed on may 8th so it can arrive any day and yesterday i ordered book 2 on abebooks. Beulah land by lonnie coleman 1973, hardcover for sale. This is a story of the violent and hardscrabble reconstruction era in the south following the civil war. Isbn 9788425304170 9788425304170 hardcover, ediciones grijalbo, s. The book centres on the kendrick family, owners of beulah land, a. Now i have all 3 does happy dance on friday, july 27, 2007 8 out of 10 read this book 2 weeks ago.
Buy a cheap copy of beulah land book by lonnie coleman. Read beulah land by lonnie coleman for free with a 30 day free trial. Look away, beulah land by lonnie coleman librarything. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. It graphically depicits the life of this particular slave owner and his wife and family and their close day to day involvement with their household staff of slaves. Beulah land beulah land series book 1 kindle edition by lonnie coleman.
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