George W. Cable
| Author | : Arlin Turner |
| Publisher | : LSU Press |
| Total Pages | : 408 |
| Release | : 1966-03-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0807101060 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780807101063 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (063 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis George W. Cable by : Arlin Turner
Download or read book George W. Cable written by Arlin Turner and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 1966-03-01 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Washington Cable, compared in his lifetime to Dickens and Daudet and praised in Moscow as a disciple of Turgenev, was more than a local colorist of Creole days in New Orleans. He was a crusader as well -- and a crusader for a dangerously unpopular cause.Originally published in 1956 by Duke University Press, this biography won the Charles S. Sydnor Award given by the Southern Historical Association for the best book in Southern History over a two-year period.
