Rebecca Harding Davis : a life among writers / Sharon M. Harris.
Rebecca Harding Davis : a life among writers / Sharon M. Harris.
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Publisher
Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2018.
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G 2020/0446
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Language
English
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Physical content
493 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Southern Roots -- Treason and Fame -- A New Life -- New Ventures -- A National Author -- A Conservative Progressive -- Centennial Celebrations and the Failure of Reconstruction -- Exposing Government Corruption -- An Era of Nonfiction -- "A Message to be Given" -- A Return to Novel-Writing -- War Ye...
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Publisher
Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
West Virginia
Date Published
2018.
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Summary
"Rebecca Harding Davis is best known for her gritty short story "Life in the Iron-Mills," set in her native Wheeling, West Virginia. Far less is known of her later career among elite social circles in Philadelphia, New York, and Europe, or her relationships with American presidents and leading international figures in the worlds of literature and t...
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Rebecca Harding Davis : a life among writers / Sharon M. Harris.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2018
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G 2020/0446
Record Identifier
74VKaZLzA7NZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaZLzA7NZ
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ISBN
9781946684301 hardcover
1946684309 hardcover
DDC
813.4
MMS ID
991024291015602626
