Romance of the Republic-Pa

by Lydia Maria Francis Child

Book Overview

A Romance of the Republic , published in 1867, was Lydia Maria Child's fourth novel and the capstone of her remarkable literary career. Written shortly after the Civil War, it offered a progressive alternative to Uncle Tom's Cabin . Writer, magazine publisher and outspoken abolititionist, Child defied the norms of gender and class decorum in this novel by promoting interracial marriage as a way blacks and whites could come to view each other with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813109280
• ISBN13: 9780813109282
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher