The Garies and Their Friends Paperback - 2016
by Frank J. Webb; William Huntting Howell (Editor); Megan Walsh (Editor)
From the rear cover
Unjustly overlooked in its own time, Frank J. Webb's novel of pre-Civil War Philadelphia weaves together action, humor, and social commentary. The Garies and Their Friends tells the story of two families struggling for different sorts of respectability: the Garies, a well-to-do interracial couple who relocate to Philadelphia from the plantation South in order to legalize their marriage, and their friends the Ellises, free black Philadelphians hoping to make the move from the working class into the bourgeoisie. Along the way the families confront racialized violence, melodramatic villainy, and sentimental reversals. Entertaining and fast-moving, the novel has a Dickensian mix of uncanny coincidence and interwoven personal experiences.
The historical documents accompanying this Broadview Edition provide reviews of the novel along with extensive materials on slavery, the color line, and contemporary Philadelphia.
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- Title The Garies and Their Friends
- Author Frank J. Webb; William Huntting Howell (Editor); Megan Walsh (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Broadview Press Inc
- Date 2016
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated
- ISBN 9781554811519 / 1554811511
- Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 in (21.34 x 13.97 x 1.78 cm)
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Racially mixed people
- Dewey Decimal Code 813.3
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