The Battle Ground by Ellen Glasgow is a novel set in the post-Civil War era in Virginia. The story follows the lives of two families, the Careys and the Rannys, who are struggling to adapt to the changes brought about by the war. The Careys are a wealthy family who have lost their fortune due to the war and are now struggling to maintain their social status. The Rannys, on the other hand, are poor farmers who have been freed from slavery and are now trying to establish themselves as independent landowners.The novel explores ...
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The Battle Ground by Ellen Glasgow is a novel set in the post-Civil War era in Virginia. The story follows the lives of two families, the Careys and the Rannys, who are struggling to adapt to the changes brought about by the war. The Careys are a wealthy family who have lost their fortune due to the war and are now struggling to maintain their social status. The Rannys, on the other hand, are poor farmers who have been freed from slavery and are now trying to establish themselves as independent landowners.The novel explores the themes of class, race, and gender in the post-war South. It depicts the struggles of both the white and black communities as they try to navigate the changing social and economic landscape. The characters are complex and well-developed, and the plot is full of twists and turns.The Battle Ground is a powerful and insightful novel that provides a window into the lives of people in the post-Civil War South. It is a must-read for anyone interested in American history, literature, or social justice.1902. Glasgow s realistic fiction novels often showed the female characters as stronger than the male characters. It was this new type of Southern fiction that made Ellen Glasgow one of the major writers of her time. The vantage point from which most of her nineteen novels were written was her native home of Richmond, Virginia. She received the Pulitzer prize in 1942. The Battle Ground is the earliest of a series of novels which Glasgow hoped might become in time a complete social history of Virginia since the Civil War. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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