Author: Charles Waddell Chesnutt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
The Colonel's Dream
Author: Charles Waddell Chesnutt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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The Colonel ́s Dream
Author: Charles W. Chesnutt
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734024943
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: The Colonel ́s Dream by Charles W. Chesnutt
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734024943
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: The Colonel ́s Dream by Charles W. Chesnutt
The Colonel's Dream
Author: Charles Chesnutt
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307419347
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307419347
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
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.
The Colonel's Dream
Author: Charles Waddell Chesnutt
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781547215140
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
The Colonel's Dream By Charles W. Chesnutt
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781547215140
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
The Colonel's Dream By Charles W. Chesnutt
The Colonel's Dream
Author: Charles Waddell Chesnutt
Publisher: Beaufort Books
ISBN: 9780836985382
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The story of an ex-Confederate officer who, after the end of the Civil War, seeks his fortune in New York. Twenty years later he returns to the South to put into practice some of the business methods he learned in the North.
Publisher: Beaufort Books
ISBN: 9780836985382
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The story of an ex-Confederate officer who, after the end of the Civil War, seeks his fortune in New York. Twenty years later he returns to the South to put into practice some of the business methods he learned in the North.
The Colonel's Dream (Volume 1 of 2 ) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)
Author: Charles Waddell Chesnutt
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442909137
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442909137
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
The Colonel's Dream
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Colonel's Dream
Author: Charles Chesnutt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781986501750
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
The Colonel's Dream is a novel written by the African-American author Charles W. Chesnutt. Doubleday, Page, & Co. published the novel in 1905. The main setting of the novel is post-Civil War in the southern town of Clarendon, North Carolina. However, the urban setting of New York City is also featured briefly in the novel. The Colonel's Dream 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. Odin's Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind's literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781986501750
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
The Colonel's Dream is a novel written by the African-American author Charles W. Chesnutt. Doubleday, Page, & Co. published the novel in 1905. The main setting of the novel is post-Civil War in the southern town of Clarendon, North Carolina. However, the urban setting of New York City is also featured briefly in the novel. The Colonel's Dream 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. Odin's Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind's literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama.
The Colonel's Dream
Author: Charles Waddell Chesnutt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : City and town life
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : City and town life
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Colonel's Dream (Classic Reprint)
Author: Charles W. Chesnutt
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780243303465
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780243303465
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
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.