The Colonel's Dream
Author | : Charles Waddell Chesnutt |
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Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 1905 |
Genre | : United States |
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Author | : Charles Waddell Chesnutt |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 1905 |
Genre | : United States |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Charles Waddell Chesnutt |
Publisher | : Litres |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2018-11-18 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 5041432848 |
Author | : Charles Chesnutt |
Publisher | : Crown |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2007-12-18 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0307419347 |
In this provocative novel of reconstruction and race, a Civil War veteran tries to create a new utopia in his Southern hometown after gaining enlightenment and riches in the North. Revolutionary in both its storyline and its storytelling, The Colonel’s Dream was one of the most progressive books of its time when it was first published in 1905. Few authors of African descent created white protagonists, but Charles Chesnutt did just that, exploring the economic and social conditions of freed slaves through the eyes of Colonel French, a former Confederate officer. Returning to his impoverished hometown after years as a successful businessman in the North, French attempts to revitalize the community and improve living conditions for a vibrant cast of characters living there, including his old servant and an ambitious young woman. Despite his hopes, French faces roadblocks at every turn, including a corrupt convict-leasing system that essentially re-enslaves many of the town’s black residents. With a new, no-holds barred Introduction by the incomparable Ishmael Reed, The Colonel’s Dream offers a prophetic perspective on modern issues of multiculturalism and economic disparity, making it a keystone in American literature and history.
Author | : Charles Waddell Chesnutt |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 2017-06-11 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781547215140 |
The Colonel's Dream By Charles W. Chesnutt
Author | : Charles Waddell Chesnutt |
Publisher | : ReadHowYouWant.com |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 1983 |
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ISBN | : 1442909137 |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : |
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Author | : Charles W. Chesnutt |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2017-01-19 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781542626255 |
First published in 1905, this novel portrays the continuing oppression and racial violence prominent in the South even after the Civil War. The economy of the South was doing very poorly and further limited the opportunities for Black people to work their way up the socioeconomic ladder. By presenting life in Clarendon, Chesnutt illustrates how unfairly Black people were treated in the South during this time. The novel follows Colonel Henry French through the difficulty he faces in trying to reform the southern town, as he meets unfair resistance and violence from the racist people of the town. Although the novel ended up a failure, Chesnutt accurately depicts the hopelessness of reforming the South through the story of Colonel Henry French and the Southern town of Clarendon, North Carolina.
Author | : Charles W. Chesnutt |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 2017-02-07 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780243303465 |
Excerpt from The Colonel's Dream To the great number of those who are seeking, in what ever manner or degree, from near at hand or far away, to bring the forces of enlightenment to bear upon the vexed problems which harass the South, this volume is inscribed, with the hope that it may contribute to the same good end. If there be nothing new between its covers, neither is love new, nor faith, nor h0pe, nor disappointment, nor sorrow. Yet life is not the less worth living because of any of these, nor has any man truly lived until he has tasted of them all. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Charles Waddell Chesnutt |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 1968 |
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Author | : Charles Waddell 1858-1932 Chesnutt |
Publisher | : Wentworth Press |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2016-08-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781361533673 |
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