Once Two Heroes
By Calvin Baker
2003
First Published
3.34
Average Rating
288
Number of Pages
A black former Frenchman and an older Mississippi family man serve together in World War II only to confront the painful post-war realities of American racism, which they experience in the wake of a murder, a police chase, and a desperate bid for freedom. By the author of Once Two Heroes. 20,000 first printing.
Avg Rating
3.34
Number of Ratings
32
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Author
Calvin Baker
Author · 6 books
Calvin Baker is the author of the critically-acclaimed novels Naming the New World, Once Two Heroes and Dominion, which was a finalist for the Hurston-Wright Award, a New York Magazine Critics’ Pick and New York Daily News Best Book of the Year. His long-awaited fourth novel, Grace, will be published in July. Calvin Baker grew up in Chicago and currently lives in New York.
