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Sounder is a young adult novel by William H. Armstrong, published in 1969. It is the story of an African-American boy living with his sharecropper family. Although the family's difficulties increase when the father is imprisoned for stealing a ham from work, the boy still hungers for an education.
This story stayed with him throughout his life and ultimately was the inspiration for his award-winning children's book, Sounder. [1] After growing up on a farm near Lexington, Armstrong graduated from the Augusta Military Academy. [2] He attended Hampden-Sydney College, where he wrote for the college newspaper and edited its literary magazine. [1]
This category lists fictional characters created or co-created by Otto Binder. Pages in category "Characters created by Otto Binder" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total.
Sounder is a 1972 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt and adapted by Lonne Elder III from the 1969 novel by William H. Armstrong. [4] The story concerns an African-American sharecropper family in the Deep South , who struggle with economic and personal hardships during the Great Depression .
Sounder may refer to: Sounder, a book by William H. Armstrong; Sounder, a film based on the novel; Sounder, a group of wild boar or domestic pigs foraging in woodland; see List of animal names; Sounder, a device that transmits a signal and uses the returned signal to measure characteristics of the propagation medium
Part 2, Sounder is a 1976 American drama film directed by William A. Graham. [2] It is the sequel to the 1972 Oscar -nominated film Sounder , which in turn is based on William H. Armstrong 's Newbery Award -winning novel of the same name .
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Bucky and Sounder return to the Jackpine to set out their lines and spend the season working them. When most of the traps are ravaged by a wolverine, Bucky saves the fur season and an injured Sounder by killing the wolverine when it attacks him. Unfortunately the bottom of the fur market has inexplicably fallen out and they realize only a ...