Rebecca Harding Davis: A Life Among Writers

by Sharon M. Harris

Book Overview

2018 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Rebecca Harding Davis is best known for her gritty short story "Life in the Iron-Mills," set in her native Wheeling, West Virginia. Far less is known of her later career among elite social circles in Philadelphia, New York, and Europe, or her relationships with American presidents and leading international figures in the worlds of literature and the stage. In the first book-length biography of Davis, Sharon M...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1949199185
• ISBN13: 9781949199185
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: West Virginia University Press
• Length: 516 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"