Item #57350 A fool's errand, by one of the fools; the famous romance of American history. New, enlarged, and illustrated edition. To which is added, by the same author. Part II. The invisible empire: a concise review of the epoch on which the tale is based. With many thrilling personal narratives and startling facts of life at the South, never before narrated for the general reader. All fully authenticated. Albion W. Tourgee.
A fool's errand, by one of the fools; the famous romance of American history. New, enlarged, and illustrated edition. To which is added, by the same author. Part II. The invisible empire: a concise review of the epoch on which the tale is based. With many thrilling personal narratives and startling facts of life at the South, never before narrated for the general reader. All fully authenticated

A fool's errand, by one of the fools; the famous romance of American history. New, enlarged, and illustrated edition. To which is added, by the same author. Part II. The invisible empire: a concise review of the epoch on which the tale is based. With many thrilling personal narratives and startling facts of life at the South, never before narrated for the general reader. All fully authenticated

New York: Fords, Howard, & Hulbert, [1880]. 8vo, pp. 4 (ads), [2], vii-x, 521, [3]; wood-engraved frontispiece and 15 wood-engraved plates; original pictorial brown cloth stamped in black; gilt lettering on spine; spine extremities lightly scuffed; otherwise very good. Albion Tourgée (1838-1905) was a civil rights activist who relocated to North Carolina after the Civil War. A Fool's Errand is a novel that also serves as a critique of the Reconstructionist policies and ideologies that led to the formation of the Klu Klux Klan and Jim Crow laws. Wright III, 5520. Item #57350

Price: $85.00

Add to Cart Ask a Question
See all items by