In my father's house
By: by James Street.
Publisher: The Dial press
Published: 1941
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
First sentence: I knew what they were up to when they stopped their cars near the bend of the road and I wanted to chunk som'n at 'em, but Mama told me not to.
Description: Novel; Mississippi boy relates life, love and tragedy in his home.
Notes: Final paragraph of preface from the author:   "If you expect to get anything out of this story, then let him sit down and tell it his own way.  If you don't like this boy when he finishes his tale, then I don't like you."