THE GRANDISSIMES: A Story of Creole Life.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1883. Hardcover - An historical novel set in New Orleans in the early 19th century - shortly after the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. It focuses on the extended Grandissime family, many of whose members are mixed race, and contrasts a romanticized view of the Creole way of life against the inhumanity of slavery. 448 pp.
Condition: Very good in dark red cloth with gilt lettering on spine, lighter red lettering on front cover (toning to pages, some shelfwear to edges)
Book ID: 90159
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