Baldwin finished his long-awaited first book, Go Tell It On The Mountain, during a stay in his companion's Swiss hometown, and published it in 1953. ... He later admitted that this was the book that he had to write if he was ever going to write anything else. ... Published in 1968, Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone, is a bitterly incisive account of American racism. ...

• Word Count: 2618
• Approx Pages: 10
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• Grade Level: High School