de Turkey and de Law

Dave Carter and Jim Weston are both smitten by the beautiful Daisy Blunt. When Dave announces his intentions to capture a wild turkey on Daisy's behalf, he's immediately challenged by his estranged friend. Both men go hunting, but only one returns with details of a shocking theft and assault. As the story spreads, the town is consumed by the arrest and trial of the alleged turkey thief.

De Turkey and De Law: A Comedy in Three Acts is an amusing tale about the inevitable pitfalls of pride and desire. Fans of Hurston will enjoy rich characters and a lively setting that detail extraordinary happenings in an ordinary town.

With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of De Turkey and De Law is both modern and readable.

Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) was a prolific writer and anthropologist who depicted the cultural nuances of the African American experience. Informed by her Southern upbringing, Hurston's work often explores race, spirituality and self-liberation. In 1921, she published her first story "John Redding Goes to Sea," which appeared in Stylus, a literary magazine at Howard University. The author's career spanned more than 30 years and produced multiple plays, essays and novels including Their Eyes Were Watching God. Hurston was a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance and inspired a generation of writers including Pulitzer Prize winner, Alice Walker.