A New Reader of the Old South: Major Stories, Tales, Slave Narratives, Diaries, Travelogues, Poetry and Songs, 1820-1920Ben Forkner, Patrick H. Samway Peachtree Publishers, 1991 - 644 pages The literary Canon of the old South is redefined in this remarkable companion to the highly acclaimed A Modern Southern Reader. The literary canon of the old South is redefined in this remarkable companion to the highly acclaimed A Modern Southern Reader. Editors Ben Forkner and Patrick Samway, S. J. have selected from the most original and lasting works of nineteenth-century Southern writing (1820-1920) to reflect the full range of the Southern experience. The thorough introduction illuminates the individual pieces, providing insight into the culture of the Old South, from which rose a new generation of prominent, American writers. Features the work of Kate Chopin, Frederick Douglass, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ellen Glasgow, Henry Grady, Joel Chandler Harris, Thomas Jefferson, James Weldon Johnson, Sidney Lanier, Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, Edgar Allen Poe, Mark Twain, and many others. |
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... knew all about the business of war . He left nothing to chance and worthless understaffers . He knew every regiment , its exact numbers . Its officers , down to the least sergeant and corporal . " Now , ask a general here for some ...
... knew all about the business of war . He left nothing to chance and worthless understaffers . He knew every regiment , its exact numbers . Its officers , down to the least sergeant and corporal . " Now , ask a general here for some ...
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... knew that the head of our column must be close by , and my horse was too tired to run , so I just drew my sabre and waved it in the air . They knew from this that support was near me . In a few seconds our advance guard under Lieutenant ...
... knew that the head of our column must be close by , and my horse was too tired to run , so I just drew my sabre and waved it in the air . They knew from this that support was near me . In a few seconds our advance guard under Lieutenant ...
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... knew all the roads and fords on the river . Christian knew of a bridge , or rather , where a bridge had been , about a mile below the ford , and the column was immediately headed for it . But it had been destroyed , and nothing was left ...
... knew all the roads and fords on the river . Christian knew of a bridge , or rather , where a bridge had been , about a mile below the ford , and the column was immediately headed for it . But it had been destroyed , and nothing was left ...
Contents
A Plantation Echo | 106 |
The Edisto Raftsman | 122 |
Selections from Slave Narratives and Diaries | 131 |
Copyright | |
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