T. S. Stribling

T. S. Stribling
T. S. Stribling was an American writer known for his novels set in the South during the early 20th century. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1933 for his novel "The Store," part of his Southern trilogy, which also includes "The Forge" and "Unfinished Cathedral." His works often explored social and racial issues in the post-Reconstruction South. Stribling's writing combined realism with biting social commentary, making him a significant figure in Southern literature.

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CHAPTER I THE DRY DOCK "She's movin'!" cried a voice from the crowd on the wharf side. "Watch 'er! Watch 'er!" A dull English cheer rippled over the waterfront. "Blarst if I see why she moves!" marveled an onlooker. "That tug looks like a water bug 'itched to a 'ouse-boat—it's hunreasonable!" "Aye, but they're tur'ble... more...

CHAPTER I At Cairo, Illinois, the Pullman-car conductor asked Peter Siner to take his suitcase and traveling-bag and pass forward into the Jim Crow car. The request came as a sort of surprise to the negro. During Peter Siner's four years in Harvard the segregation of black folk on Southern railroads had become blurred and reminiscent in his mind; now it was fetched back into the sharp distinction... more...