Blacker Than a Thousand Midnights AUTH-5196907 Unaware of the turmoil in

Unaware of the turmoil in their new hometown

as well as their families

True commitment is a gift from God but it is a gift you have to be ready to receive

Motivated to join the force as a pulmonologist with interest in injuries resulting from 9/11

Blacker Than a Thousand Midnights AUTH-5196907 Unaware of the turmoil in"A writer of exceptional gifts and grace." Joyce Carol Oates Darnell Tucker has more to think about than the average twenty year old. A resident of impoverished Rio Seco, California, he works part time as the lone black member of the fire department, and will soon be a father. Though he loves his job, cutbacks to the state budget force him to search for new work, and the low paying positions he finds rival firefighting in their peril. On two of the