An unforgettable generational saga about the roots of American culture, class, identity, and the meaning of freedom
Set in the decades preceding the Civil War, Know Nothing tells the tragic tale of Peregrine Catlett and his second son, Johnny. The year 1837 brings a host of perils to their verdant West Virginia valley. Amid financial panic, debate over the abolition of slavery, and mounting tension between North and South, Peregrine considers freeing his slaves but believes that, with his children scattered, his only hope of retaining his plantation rests on the use of slave labor.
Johnny returns to this father's farm but stays only until the outbreak of hostilities. He soon loses sight of his reasons for joining the Confederate forces and ends up fighting both family and friends with disastrous results.
- ISBN:
- 9781570031168
- 9781570031168
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Category:
- Historical Fiction
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
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31-03-1996
- Publisher:
- University of South Carolina Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 340
- Dimensions (mm):
- 204x140x24mm
- Weight:
- 0.47kg
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