{"product_id":"the-garies-and-their-friends-paperback-2","title":"The Garies and Their Friends - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrank J. Webb\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Huntting Howell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMegan Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Frank Webb's only novel is a vibrant and richly imagined portrait of middle-class black life in nineteenth-century Philadelphia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Unjustly overlooked in its own time, Frank J. Webb's novel of pre-Civil War Philadelphia weaves together action, humor, and social commentary. \u003cem\u003eThe Garies and Their Friends\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of two families struggling for different sorts of respectability: the Garies, a well-to-do interracial couple who relocate to Philadelphia from the plantation South in order to legalize their marriage, and their friends the Ellises, free black Philadelphians hoping to make the move from the working class into the bourgeoisie. Along the way the families confront racialized violence, melodramatic villainy, and sentimental reversals. Entertaining and fast-moving, the novel has a Dickensian mix of uncanny coincidence and interwoven personal experiences. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The historical documents accompanying this Broadview Edition provide reviews of the novel along with extensive materials on slavery, the color line, and contemporary Philadelphia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Huntting Howell\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of English at Boston University. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMegan Walsh\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of English at St. Bonaventure University.. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726930087999,"sku":"9781554811519","price":48.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3e973a1dea9718e0137c7fbf96af4f89.webp?v=1765112877","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-garies-and-their-friends-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}