The House Behind the Cedars, Hardcover - Charles W. Chesnutt

Reducere. The House Behind the Cedars (1900) is African-American writer Charles Chesnutt's debut novel. Inspired by his own experience as a Black man capable...

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Contributor(s): Author: Charles W. ChesnuttIntroduction by: Eric J. SundquistNotes by: Eric J. SundquistThis novel is based on a historically accur...

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Reducere. Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932) was an author, essayist and political activist whose works addressed the complex issues of racial and social identi...

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