ALS, 1877 March 2 : New Orleans, to Hjalmar H. Boyeson, Cornell University.

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ALS, 1877 March 2 : New Orleans, to Hjalmar H. Boyeson, Cornell University.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17431412

An author outlines the plot and characters of a novel he is writing which he then called "The Louisianians," later titled "Old Creole Days" when it was published in 1880.

3 p. ; 28 x 21.5 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Boyeson, Hjalmar Hjorth, 1848-1895.

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Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925

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George Washington Cable, an American author and critic, was born in New Orleans and fought for the South in the Civil War. His first collection of tales of life in the south was Old creole days (1879). In 1884 he went on a reading tour with Mark Twain. He moved to Northampton, Mass., in 1885. He is chiefly known for his early works describing picturesque Louisiana Creole life and courageous essays on civil rights. From the description of George Washington Cable papers, 1865-1918. (Pe...