The Unvarnished Truth: Personal Narratives in Nineteenth-Century America Tapa dura - 2000

Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

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Fine hardcover in Fine DJ. 1st printing of 1st edition. Bright, clean, square covers and spine are As New; tightly bound; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete. 8vo, 255 pp; index, illustrated.

University of California Press, 2000. Hardback. Fine/Fine. clean, unmarked copy.

Berkeley: University of California Pre. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 2000. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 255 pp. .

white: University of California Press, 2000. Hardcover. Used: Acceptable. Condition good. ref ZKVQ The practice of selling one's tale of woe to make a buck has long been a part of American culture. The Unvarnished Truth: Personal Narratives in Nineteenth-Century America is a powerful cultural history of how ordinary Americans crafted and sold their stories of hardship and calamity during the nineteenth century. Ann Fabian examines the tales of beggars, convicts, ex-slaves, prisoners of the Confederacy, and others to explore cultural authority, truth-telling, and the nature of print media as the country was shifting to a market economy. This well-crafted book describes the fascinating controversies surrounding these little-read tales and returns them to the social worlds where they were produced. Review "Occupying untracked ground, Fabian's book offers cameo turns of captives, beggars, sailors, murderers, runaway slaves, Union soldiers taken prisoner during the Civil War."--M.… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University of California Press, 2000-01-03. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!