Helen Halsey, or the Swamp State of Conelachita
William Gilmore Simms
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Helen Halsey, or the Swamp State of Conelachita

A Tale of the Borders

Herausgeber: Guilds, John Caldwell
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In this novelette, William Gilmore Simms records one of the awful realities of America's early frontier, that of women trapped in ill-fated marriages. Forced into a union with her lover, Helen Halsey is exploited and victimized in a domestic situation from which there is no release.Utilizing the compression of the short novel form, Simms weaves elaborate plot lines of violence, romance, and intrigue to create a fast-moving, action-packed tale of an America just beginning its search for identity, justice, and spiritual truth. Edgar Allan Poe said of Simms that "in invention, in vigor, in moveme...