Who This Author Is

Wade Hall has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 10 catalog-linked books across 1988 to 2021, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Passing for Black: The Life and Careers of Mae Street Kidd and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1988 to 2021; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Univ Pr of Kentucky and University Press of Kentucky.

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Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Univ Pr of Kentucky and University Press of Kentucky

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1988 to 2021; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Univ Pr of Kentucky and University Press of Kentucky.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Passing for Black: The Life and Careers of Mae Street Kidd

    Univ Pr of Kentucky • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 208 pages.

  2. Hell-Bent for Music: The Life of Pee Wee King

    Univ Pr of Kentucky • 1996 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  3. GREETINGS FROM KENTUCKY: A POST CARD TOUR, 1900-1950

    Univ Pr of Kentucky • 1994 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1994 • 208 pages.

  4. The Rest of the Dream: The Black Odyssey of Lyman Johnson

    Univ Pr of Kentucky • 1988 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1988 • 230 pages.

  5. Hell-Bent for Music

    University Press of Kentucky • 2021 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2021 • 272 pages.

  6. Passing for Black

    University Press of Kentucky • 2014 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2014 • 208 pages.

  7. Conecuh People

    River City Pub • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 228 pages.

  8. Complete Conviction

    Bellarmine College Press • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 277 pages.

  9. The Outrageous Times of Larry Bruce Mitchell (Conecuh)

    NewSouth Books • 2002 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 82 pages.

  10. One Man's Lincoln

    Kentucky Humanities Council • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 84 pages.

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