An Exemplary Citizen: Letters of Charles W. Chesnutt, 1906-1932

by Charles W. Chesnutt

This book collects the letters written between 1906 and 1932 by novelist and civil rights activist Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932). Between 1885 and 1905, this pioneer in the African-American literary tradition published three novels, two books of short stories, a biography of Frederick Douglass, and many short stories and essays in prestigious periodicals-at the same time managing a stenography and court reporting firm in Cleveland, Ohio. His...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804745080
• ISBN13: 9780804745086
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"