| The End of the Age of Innocence: Edith Wharton and the First World War 1996 Edition Contributor(s): Price, A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312176775 ISBN-13: 9780312176778 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $44.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1997 Annotation: The little-known story of Edith Wharton's crusades against the Teutonic forces of the First World War. Far from the New York City depicted in her novels, Wharton raised funds for three major war charities that bore her name. As the war progressed, she wrote fiery magazine and newspaper articles and rallied artists, composers, and writers to her cause. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Women - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.48" W x 8.2" (0.64 lbs) 238 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Geographic Orientation - Kentucky - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: The End of the Age of Innocence tells the dramatic story of Edith Wharton's heroic crusade to save the lives of displaced Belgians and suffering citizens of her adopted France, by organizing refugee relief efforts during WWI. |
