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The Marrow of Tradition

The Marrow of Tradition

Charles Waddell Chesnutt / Charles WChesnutt

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Read & Co. Classics
Año de edición:
2012
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Género policíaco y de misterio
ISBN:
9781447459712
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'The Marrow of Tradition' is a 1901 historical novel written by the African-American author Charles W. Chesnutt. Set in 1898, it presents a fictionalised version of events related to the Wilmington Insurrection in Wilmington, a riot enacted by white supremacists in North Carolina. Charles Waddell Chesnutt (1858 –1932) was an African-American essayist, lawyer, author, and political activist most famous for his novels and short stories that deal with the issues of racial identity in the post-Civil War South. 'The Marrow of Tradition' offers a glimpse into what transpired during the terrible events of that year—highly recommended for those with an interest in African-American history. Contents include: 'Charles W. Chesnutt by Benjamin Brawley', 'At Break of Day', 'The Christening Party', 'The Editor at Work', 'Theodore Felix', 'A Journey Southward', 'Janet', 'The Operation', 'The Campaign Drags', 'White Man’s ’Nigger’', 'Delamere Plays a Trump', etc. Read & Co. Classics is proudly republishing this historical novel now complete the biography 'Charles W. Chesnutt' by Benjamin Brawley.

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