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The house behind the cedars

Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-19322017
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A few years after the US Civil War, two siblings, Rena and John Walden 'pass' for white in the Deep South as their only means of obtaining a share of the American dream. With a change of name and a fictitious past history, John is able to escape the oppression the black community faces.
Main title:
The house behind the cedars / Charles W. Chesnutt.
Imprint:
Leicester : Ulverscroft, 2017.
Collation:
348 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Standard print edition originally published: London: Black Classics, 1998.
ISBN:
9781444834406 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.4
Language:
English
BRN:
2594142
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