London: Allison & Busby, (1984.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of 12 interrelated stories which traces the fortunes of an African American family from slavery to escape and resettlement in the North, and also follows the history of Homewood, a Pittsburgh community founded by a runaway slave. Oriignally published as a paperback original in the US, this is the first hardcover edition. 205 pp. ISBN: 0-85031-5492.