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The Marrow of Tradition

The Marrow of Tradition

Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

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Mystery & ThrillerGeneral FictionHistorical Fiction

ISBN10: 1447459717
ISBN13: 9781447459712
Publisher: Read & Co. Classics
Published: Aug 7 2012
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.69 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
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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