Catharine Sedgwick, Redwood: A Tale

by Catharine Sedgwick and Catharine Maria Sedgwick

Book Overview

Redwood follows Ellen Bruce as she enters adulthood, navigating the clashing social currents of pious New England farmers, southern belles from South Carolina, slave-owning atheists from Virginia, and sophisticated Philadelphia socialites on her journey to discover the secret of her parentage and craft her own identity as a strong American woman. The novel's embedded slave narrative provides a powerful early prototype for later anti-slavery...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399511114
• ISBN13: 9781399511117
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"