Joel Chandler Harris

Broschiertes Buch

Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches

Beschreibung

Explore the heart of the Old South in Joel Chandler Harris's "Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches," a collection of short stories offering a poignant glimpse into rural life and social customs in Georgia. With a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of human nature, Harris paints a vivid portrait of a bygone era, exploring themes of community, identity, and the complexities of Southern society. These sketches, rich in local color and authentic dialect, provide a window into the lives of both black and white Georgians, capturing the nuances of their relationships and the challenges they faced. From tales of hardship and resilience to moments of humor and warmth, the stories in "Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches" resonate with timeless themes, offering readers a nuanced perspective on the social fabric of the South. This carefully prepared edition preserves the integrity of Harris's original work, ensuring an authentic reading experience for those interested in Southern fiction and the enduring power of storytelling. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Autor

Joel Chandler Harris (December 9, 1848 July 3, 1908) was an American journalist, fiction writer, and folklorist best known for his Uncle Remus stories collection. Harris was born in Eatonton, Georgia, where he worked as an apprentice on a plantation during his adolescence, and spent the majority of his professional life in Atlanta as an associate editor at The Atlanta Constitution. Harris had two professional lives: as Joe Harris, an editor and journalist, he supported a vision of the New South with the editor Henry W. Grady (1880-1889), which emphasized regional and racial reconciliation after Reconstruction; as Joel Chandler Harris, a fiction writer and folklorist, he wrote many 'Brer Rabbit' stories from African-American oral tradition. Joel Chandler Harris was born in 1848 in Eatonton, Georgia, to Irish immigrant Mary Ann Harris. His father, whose name has not been revealed, abandoned Mary Ann shortly after Harris was born. The boy was called Joel after his mother's attending physician, Dr. Joel Branham, who had never married. Chandler was his mother's uncle's name. Harris was always self-conscious about his illegitimate birth.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 122
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 181g
• ISBN-13: 9781023378369
• ISBN-10: 1023378361
• Artikelnr.: 73994722