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The world according to Fannie Davis : my mother's life in the Detroit numbers

The world according to Fannie Davis : my mother's life in the Detroit numbers

Davis, Bridgett M., author.
Book 2019

An homage to the author's mother relates how she cleverly played Detroit's illegal lottery in the 1970s to support the family while creating a loving, joyful home and mothering her children to the highest standards.

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ISBN:
9780316558730
0316558737
Edition:
First United States edition
Description:
xi, 308 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-307)
Contents:
Hitsville, USA
Hey, you never know
Living takes guts
LCCN:
2018949177
Control Number:
2730075
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