A Field Negroes Handbook

About the Book

A Field Negroes Handbook is the first work from author Napoleon Wells and takes a hard look at issues of manhood, fidelity, responsibility and survival within the African American community. Written in prose, poetry and essay formats A Field Negroes Handbook has the feel of a journey on a winding road where hard questions are posed, difficult observations are made and answers are offered.

How does a young Black man view the world around him and his place in his community? A Field Negroes Handbook explores what that viewpoint may be.

About the Author

Originally from the Bronx, NY, Napoleon Wells has sought to understand the inner workings of the families that make up the African American community and experience. His time spent being raised in the Northeast and then briefly living in the South contributed to his better understanding of that community as written in this first work. Napoleon is a Ph.D. student in Clinical Psychology in Fordham University in New York City.