The Grandissimes; a story of Creole life /
A historical romance that depicts race and class relations in New Orleans at the start of the 19th century, immediately following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. It examines the lives and loves of the extended Grandissime family, black, white, mixed race, rich and poor in Creole society. The novel j...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Hill and Wang,
1957.
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| Edition: | First American Century Series Edition. |
| Series: | American century series ;
S-25. |
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| Summary: | A historical romance that depicts race and class relations in New Orleans at the start of the 19th century, immediately following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. It examines the lives and loves of the extended Grandissime family, black, white, mixed race, rich and poor in Creole society. The novel juxtaposes a romanticized version of the French Creole culture with the atrocities committed under the European-American system of slavery in the United States. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 339 pages ; 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 0809000253 9780809000258 |