The Journals of Charles W. Chesnutt

by Charles W. Chesnutt

Book Overview

Born on the eve of the Civil War, Charles W. Chesnutt grew up in Fayetteville, North Carolina, a county seat of four or five thousand people, a once-bustling commercial center slipping into postwar decline. Poor, black, and determined to outstrip his modest beginnings and forlorn surroundings, Chesnutt kept a detailed record of his thoughts, observations, and activities from his sixteenth through his twenty-fourth year (1874-1882). These journals,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082231424X
• ISBN13: 9780822314240
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.2"