| The Garies and Their Friends Contributor(s): Webb, Frank J. (Author), O'Higgins, Harvey J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1419163345 ISBN-13: 9781419163340 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $32.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: Originally published in London in 1857 and never before available in paperback, The Garies and Their Friends is the second novel published by an African American and the first to chronicle the experience of free blacks in the pre-Civil War northeast. The novel anticipates themes that were to become important in later African American fiction, including miscegenation and 'passing, ' and tells the story of the Garies and their friends, the Ellises, a 'highly respectable and industrious coloured family.' |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 7.5" W x 9.34" (1.28 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |
