Red Dusk and the Morrow

Written by Paul Dukes, Red Dusk and the Morrow presents a memoir, nonfiction first published in 1922. At its center are ideas, events, practices, and the effort to understand lived reality, developed through the conventions and freedoms of memoir, nonfiction. Rather than depending on topical novelty, the book builds its interest through the interaction of character, situation, and idea. Paul Dukes relies on a direct explanatory style shaped by observation, argument, and evidence, allowing mood and structure to carry as much meaning as subject matter. At roughly 89,017 words with an average difficulty reading profile, it offers a reading commitment that is easy to judge before beginning while still leaving room for close attention. The work remains relevant through its usefulness as a window into the concerns and assumptions of its time. Readers drawn to memoir, nonfiction and ideas will find a work that combines a distinct period voice with questions that remain recognizable today.