A Fool’s Errand

Info autore

Albion W. Tourgée was born in Williamsfield, Ohio, in 1838, attended the University of Rochester, and saw intermittent action (1861–1863) in the Union Army during the Civil War. After his discharge he studied law and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1864, and when the war ended, he settled in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he soon rose to prominence, as judge and as outspoken opponent of the anti-Reconstructionists. He left the state in 1879. Among his published works are Toinette (1874), Figs and Thistles (1879), Bricks Without Straw (1880), John Eax (1882), and Hot Plowshares (1883). He died in 1903 while serving as American consul in Bordeaux.John Hope Franklin was Professor of History and Chairman of the Department of History at the University of Chicago. He is the author of From Slavery to Freedom, A History of American Negroes (1947; 1956), The Militant South (1956), and Reconstruction after the Civil War (1961).

Riassunto

Though the discussion of sectional and racial problems is an important element in the book, A Fool’s Errand has merit as a dramatic narrative—with its love affair, and its moments of pathos, suffering, and tragedy. This combination of tract and melodrama made it a bestseller in its day.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Albion W. Tourgee, Albion Winegar Tourgee, Albion W. Tourgée
• Con la collaborazione di: John Hope Franklin (Editore), Franklin John Hope (Editore), Albion Winegar Tourgee (Editore)
• Editore: University Presses
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.1961
• EAN: 9780674307513
• ISBN: 978-0-674-30751-3
• Peso: 476 g
• Illustrazioni: illustrated
• Serie: The Belknap Press; The John Harvard Library
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Capolavori fino al 1945; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Ethnic Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, Literature: history & criticism, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Literature: history and criticism, Black & Asian Studies, HISTORY / African American & Black, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / African American & Black, Relating to African American / Black American people, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General