Paul Marchand, F.M.C. / / Charles W. Chesnutt; ed. by Dean McWilliams.

Evoking the atmosphere of early-nineteenth-century New Orleans and the deadly aftermath of the San Domingo slave revolution, this historical novel begins as its protagonist puzzles over the seemingly prophetic dream of an aged black praline seller in the famous Place d'Armes. Paul Marchand, a f...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]
©1999
Year of Publication:2014
Edition:Core Textbook
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 71
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Physical Description:1 online resource (214 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • INTRODUCTION TO PAUL MARCHAND, EM. C.
  • FOREWORD
  • I. In the Vieux Carre
  • II. The Prophecy
  • III. Monsieur Pierre Beaurepas
  • IV. Philippe and Josephine
  • V. The Quadroon Ball
  • VI. In the Calabozo
  • VII. Monsieur Renard
  • IX. The Five Cousms
  • X. Julie and Her Chickens
  • XI. The Black Drop
  • XII. The Honor of the Family
  • XIII. A Tip from Perigord
  • XIV. The Duel
  • XV. Don Jose Pays His Respects
  • XVI. At Trois Pigeons
  • XVII. Paul's Dilemma
  • XVIII. The Decision
  • NOTES
  • WORKS CITED