The Half-Blood: A Cultural Symbol in 19th Century American Fiction by Scheick, William J - 1980

Louisville, KY: The Univ. Press of Kentucky, 1979. 113pp. No remainder mark. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Lexington: University Press of Kentucky. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. hardcover. 113 pp; Small ink stain of foredge else fine; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books. .

University Press of Kentucky. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 128 pp; Aa previous owners stamp on front end page. Spine very slightly sunned, else book and jacket look new. .

The University Press of Kentucky. As New in As New dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 0813113903 . This book is like new; no remainder marks. Dustjacket has some slight shelfwear. Inside pages are clean. ; 8.70 X 5.70 X 0.60 inches; 128 pages .

U.S.A.: University Press of Kentucky, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Near fine jacket..

Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 1979. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. First Edition. Sound binding and hinges. Clean, off-white pages. Cloth over boards is lightly edge rubbed. DJ has edge rubbing, light overall shelf wear. "In this important first study of the fictional half-blood [half Indian, half white], William J. Scheick examines works ranging fromt the enormously popular 'dime novels' and the short fiction of such wtiters as Bret Harte to the more sophisticated works of Irving, Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, and others."; 8.75" (21 cm) tall; 113 pages.

University Press of Kentucky. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 128 pp; Spine very slightly sunned, else book and jacket look new. Comes in a clear mylar dust jacket cover. .

Volume, measuring approximately 6" x 9", is bound in red cloth, with stamped gilt lettering to spine. Book and dust jacket are like new. xii/113 pages."The half-blood -- half Indian, half white -- is a frequent figure in the popular fiction of nineteenth-century America, for he (or sometimes she) served to symbolize many of the conflicting cultural values with which American society was then wrestling. In literature, as in real life the half-blood was a product of the frontier, embodying the conflict between wilderness and civilization that haunted and stirred the American imagination. What was his identity? Was he indeed "half Indian, half white, and half devil" -- or a bright link between the races from which would emerge a new American prototype? In this important first study of the fictional half-blood, William J. Scheick examines works ranging from the enormously popular "dime novels" and the short fiction of such writers as Bret Harte to the more sophisticated works of Irving, Cooper, Poe,… Read More

University Press of Kentucky, 1979-12-31. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed by Author. Hardback with dust jacket. Inscribed by William Scheick as "Bill" to an academic friend who assisted him with editing the book. The friend's editing noted are included on separate papers (see scan).

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