Peter Ashley

by DuBose Heyward

Book Overview

Set in Charleston on the eve of South Carolina's secession from the Union, DuBose Heyward's Peter Ashley weaves together fact and fiction in one of the first historical novels of its kind. A departure from Heyward's focus on African American and Gullah culture, Peter Ashley explores war, class and Southern society.

Peter is a young man, just returned from Oxford, who questions Southern ideals and values as he fights to pursue a literary career...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596290366
• ISBN13: 9781596290365
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.0" x 6.6"