Book #104294

Like The Lion's Tooth - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Marjorie Kellogg

Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1972.

Price: $50.00

A Fine first printing of the first edition in alike dust-jacket; Kinnan Rawlings' novel tells the story of Calpurnia, a white slaveowner in the deep south during the 1800s

Set in the 1800s, when slavery was still legal in the south, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' novel tells the story of Calpurnia, a white slaveowner who lives in a plantation with her daughter, Isabel. Calpurnia is a strict and hard-working woman, but she is also intelligent and compassionate. She is forced to deal with the difficult realities of slavery, including the abuse and exploitation of her slaves. Despite these challenges, Calpurnia is able to maintain her sense of decency and morality. The novel is a powerful condemnation of slavery and its devastating effects on both the slaves and the slaveowners.; 8vo; $7.00.