"Smith creates a classic from the first chapter as Alfred takes us inside the plantation system...Smith not only creates a totally believable character in Alfred Mann, he portrays battle scenes that are vivid, almost more vivid than one can stand to read...Winner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award for Best Original Paperback for 2000, Bound for the Promise-Land is a magnificent novel that I predict will become a classic." -Doris Meredith, reviewer, Roundup
"As a white man I know that I can never fully comprehend the nature of a black man's experiences in the past as well as in the present, but because of Bound for the Promise-Land I feel that I am closer than I've ever been before. For that reason alone, this is a valuable book. But more than that it is an engaging book. The narrative of Alfred Mann's life is skillfully handled, the characters are believably drawn and complex, and the situations are carefully contrived to draw us along... this is a book that everyone should read. -George Glenn, editor, The Shootist
"Alfred's transformations -or rather incarnations -as he moves through life in search of freedom and peace move me. I am reminded of Dr. WEB Dubois' unprecedented book THE SOUL OF BLACK FOLK, THE COLOR PURPLE, and NATIVE SON, by turns." -Donald Ellis, publisher, Creative Arts Book Company
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