"The American Invader": George Washington Cable's The Grandissimes and US Expansionism in the Creole Caribbean.

A literary criticism of the 1880 novel "The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life," by American author George Washington Cable is presented. Topics discussed include the depiction of historical legacies and political issues involving French Creole characters in Louisiana in the novel, the acknowledgm...

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Published in:Mississippi Quarterly Vol. 72; no. 1; pp. 95 - 117
Main Author: WINTER, CAMERON LEE
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: Johns Hopkins University Press 2019
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