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The All-and-All WomanRoark Bradford
Bugaloo Jones sings a weary song

The Bible Boys' CottonRoark Bradford
A victory for scriptures, the Widow Duck assisting

Bible-Talking MuleRoark Bradford
A miracle, passed by the Reverend Sin-Splitting Samuel

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Biography of a River, 1864-1937 (Review) Roark Bradford
Old Man River, by Robert A. Hereford
- Old Man River by Robert A. Hereford

Black Bullets for HitlerRoark Bradford
The Negro really goes to war

The Boll Weevil GentlemanRoark Bradford
Comedy in black and white

Bugaboo Jones AffiliatesRoark Bradford
Ethiopian strife in New Orleans

The Butter PaddleRoark Bradford
A boy learns that conscience can hurt more than a whipping

Call Your SheepRoark Bradford
There are saints as well as sinners on Little Bee

Careless LoveRoark Bradford
Luther marries in haste, and repents that way too

Child of GodRoark Bradford
A Story

City SinRoark Bradford
With Sin-Splitting Sam cashing in on it

Cold DeathRoark Bradford
A Story

Come Day, Go DayRoark Bradford
A Story
The Harpers Monthly, May 1930, pp. 677-685

The Cooter BluesRoark Bradford
Music hath charms down in Little Bee Bend

Cotton Need Pickin'Roark Bradford
Poetic justice on Little Bee Bend plantation

The Cows in the CornRoark Bradford
Little Bee Bend vs. Uncle Sam

Crazy GalRoark Bradford
Treat 'em rough, et cetera

Cupid Up the BayouRoark Bradford
The Widow Duck's hands were full---of other people's business

The Dirty DozensRoark Bradford
Another Bugaboo Jones story

Do Like de Man SayRoark Bradford
The government comes to the cotton fields

Double-Yolk HoodooRoark Bradford
Black magic in Little Bee Bend

East Wind Blows in the VallyeRoark Bradford
Mister Mack's domestic crisis

Easy PickingsRoark Bradford
Greenville gals are very handy with ice picks

Fast CompanyRoark Bradford
Life speeds up for Bubber and things happen long before the appointed cotton-pickin' time

Fortune's ToyRoark Bradford
The story of a cautious man---and a couple of women

Four-Eyed LuckRoark Bradford
Jeff meets a seer

Gentleman from BarbadosRoark Bradford
Quick razor work

The Gimme WomanRoark Bradford
Two women too many for Bugaboo Jones

The Grass in the CottonRoark Bradford
An excess of holiness that led to trouble

The Gree Gree GirlRoark Bradford
In which cross eyes and a carving knife defeat any black vamp's charms

The Green Roller (1949)Roark Bradford
2 Reviews, 1 Readable

Greener PasturesRoark Bradford
A short story of Mississippi River life

Guv'mer BluesRoark Bradford
The all-overs on Little Bee Bend

The Guv'mer's Green ShirtRoark Bradford
Sartorial splurge on Little Bee Bend

The Ha'nt HoundRoark Bradford
What with ha'nts and lovin', Spudge has a disturbing time, A short story

The Headache from the HillsRoark Bradford
You can't get to heaven in a rocking-chair

The Helpin' FoolRoark Bradford
The dangers of excessive holiness

The High Hip RiderRoark Bradford
Another hilarious Little Bee Bend Plantation story

The Hoodoo BonusRoark Bradford
Painful popularity on Little Bee Bend

Hot Shot from TexasRoark Bradford
Small package of bad news for Little Bee Bend



Hypocrite BaitRoark Bradford
Big doings on Little Bee Bend

The Indian Summer of Bugaboo JonesRoark Bradford
Too many bad men make an elegant story of good times on the Mississippi

Itching HeelRoark Bradford
A story of loving and losing---down on the levee

John Henry (1931)Roark Bradford
A Play
7 Reviews, 4 Readable

Juju PowdersRoark Bradford
Black magic on Little Bee Bend

Kansas BrownRoark Bradford
Iron Man and Bugaboo Jones in search of a lady

Kingdom Coming (1933)Roark Bradford
5 Reviews, 2 Readable

Lady, Don't You GrieveRoark Bradford
Sudden matrimony on the John D. Grace


The Lonesome GigoloRoark Bradford
Little Bee Bend raises cotton and scandal

The Lotman's True LoveRoark Bradford
Science invades Little Bee Bend, harmlessly

Love and LaughterRoark Bradford
Drama in the cotton fields

Low-Down CottonRoark Bradford
(The Star Story)

Make Mine the Human RaceRoark Bradford
Race prejudice---a malady to which almost nobody in our generation is wholly immune. Or...

The Man at the DoorRoark Bradford
The terrifying consequences of a practical joke

The Manner of HeavenRoark Bradford
Sin-Splittin' Samuel, salvation for cash

Manuscript DiceRoark Bradford
The law of probabilities is repealed by Iron Man

Medicine ManRoark Bradford
Black magic

Miracle Come to PassRoark Bradford
Uncle Henry and Widow Duck are on the side of the angels

Money in the SackRoark Bradford
Sin-Splitting Samuel turns a nice profit in salvation

The Money MazeRoark Bradford
Explored by a dusky financier

Monkey ManRoark Bradford
Arriving, after many difficulties, at pop, catfish and b'iled custard, A short story

Muddy WaterRoark Bradford
Archie Spears, an artist at dirting cotton, finds himself married

The Mule ManRoark Bradford
Zeno gets a job of work

The Mule-AngelRoark Bradford
People are easy to handle if you know mules

Music got to MoanRoark Bradford
Melody making on the Mississippi

Ol' King David An' the Philistine Boys (1930)Roark Bradford
3 Reviews, 2 Readable

Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun (1927)Roark Bradford
Being the Tales They Tell About the Time When the Lord Walked the Earth Like ...
3 Reviews, 1 Readable

Old Average LightningRoark Bradford
A miracle at Little Bee Bend

The Old He-Coon of the John D. GraceRoark Bradford
A new humorist contributes another of his delightful Mississippi River comedies

Old Sergeant SomebodyRoark Bradford
More doings down at Little Bee Bend

One of We's OwnRoark Bradford
Little Bee Bend is no place for a loose-footed man

One-Legged Angels Can't FlyRoark Bradford
Or can they? The question throws Little Bee Bend plantation into an uproar

One-Legged BackslidingRoark Bradford
B'r Charlie finds the way to grace

The Ordeal of Big Mag PurdyRoark Bradford
A little matter of divorce

Other Men's PoisonRoark Bradford
A fresh and funny story of a Mississippi black boy who talks that way

Paul Robeson is John HenryRoark Bradford
And John Henry is Paul Robeson

The Pearl-Handled HumbugRoark Bradford
The Widow Duck knew it all along: All is not gold that glitters

The Pirate-in-LawRoark Bradford
Charlie does a little privateering for the Coast Guard

Po-Chile No MoreRoark Bradford
A lucky two bits raises cain in Shreveport

Poor May LizaRoark Bradford
Bugaboo Jones has some trouble with his "women fo'ks"

Promised LandRoark Bradford
High-ballin' on down to Texas!

Prosperity BluesRoark Bradford
Little Bee Bend "hits dat lick"

The Rambling RousterRoark Bradford
Bugaboo Jones helps a friend

The Razor ManRoark Bradford
He met a giant with a club

Red Pants Ain't No SinRoark Bradford
But they can start a lot of trouble


River WitchRoark Bradford

Satan's Blacksmith ShopRoark Bradford
B'r Charlie learns of the evils of idleness

At the Seeking Seat of GloryRoark Bradford
Ol' Man Adam in New York

Seven Pins in a CandleRoark Bradford
A little hoodoo goes a long way

Western Detective Story
The Sheriff DecidesRoark Bradford

A Short Short StoryRoark Bradford
The Projeckin' Son

The Short Short StoryRoark Bradford
The Sheriff Decides

Sin for Your SupperRoark Bradford
Sin-Splitting Sam does an evangelistic hand-spring

The Sin SplitterRoark Bradford
A battle of the prophets on Little Bee Bend

The Sin-Splitter's SplitRoark Bradford
Preaching the Gospel brings its reward


Some Changes MadeRoark Bradford
The O.C.&D. catches up with Little Bee Bend

The Somebody ManRoark Bradford
A short story. Just Because he was a somebody, Bubber got into a mighty lot of trouble


The StepbabyRoark Bradford
One extra child on Little Bee Bend

The Sweet-Talk TobyRoark Bradford
Dawthy Dawn craves some romance---and gets it

Swing Low the ChariotRoark Bradford
Church trouble on Little Bee Bend

Swing Low, Sweet ChariotRoark Bradford
Glory in the land of "The Green Pastures"---the Southern Negro's religion

This Side of Jordan (1929)Roark Bradford
3 Reviews, 3 Readable

Three for a NickelRoark Bradford
Bermuda onions are out of place on the Father of Waters

The Three-Headed Angel (1937)Roark Bradford
2 Reviews, 1 Readable

Too Much SinRoark Bradford
Adjustments by the Widow Duck

Too Much TexasRoark Bradford
Horses and marriages on Little Bee Bend

The TrickerRoark Bradford
A short story

True Love TracksRoark Bradford
Bugaboo Jones and a girl from Arkansas

Two-Tongue TruthRoark Bradford
Scandal on Little Bee Bend plantation

The Wages of Sin-SplitterRoark Bradford
Too many and too fancy

War Baby's MammaRoark Bradford
Skullduggery and hilarity on Little Bee Bend Plantation

The Widow ManRoark Bradford
Penalties of a hero on Little Bee Bend

The Witch of Willow ChuteRoark Bradford
Black magic on Little Bee Bend

You've Got to Rule 'EmRoark Bradford
Mules and women---it applies to both

1-A Johnson GrassRoark Bradford
As it sows, Old Ship of Zion Church reaps
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