A classic of American political fiction first published in 1880, a mere three years after Reconstruction officially ended, "Bricks Without Straw" offers an inside view of the struggle to create a just society in the post-slavery South. It is unique among the white-authored literary works of its time in presenting Reconstruction through the eyes of emancipated slaves. As a leading Radical Republican, the author, Albion W. TourgEe, played a key role in drafting a democratized Constitution for North Carolina after the Civil War, and he served as a state superior court judge during...
A classic of American political fiction first published in 1880, a mere three years after Reconstruction officially ended, "Bricks Without Straw" offe...
It's sunset in rural North Carolina just after the Civil War. Lily's parents are away when an anonymous note warns that the Klan intends to kill her father that very night. To rescue him, Lily must ride her father's thoroughbred stallion on the same roads over which a hundred Klansmen from three counties are traveling. That's Lily's brave ride. Review: "The night ride of young Lily Servosse is one of the finest and most thrilling incidents that has ever been told in history or romance."-San Francisco Chronicle
It's sunset in rural North Carolina just after the Civil War. Lily's parents are away when an anonymous note warns that the Klan intends to kill her f...
