The era between the Civil War and the end of World War I, marked by
increasing nation-building, immigration, internal migration, and
racial tension in the United States, saw the rise of local color
literature that described through "lived experiences" the
peculiarities of regional life. This anthology brings together
works from every part of the country, written by men and women of
many cultures, ethnicities, ideologies, and literary styles.
Organized geographically, American Local Color Writing features
such familiar writers as Joel Chandler Harris, Kate Chopin, Hamlin
Garland, and Sarah Orne Jewett, and introduces less well-known
voices like Sui Sin Far, Abraham Cahan, and Zitkala-Sa. The
writings sheds light on varying concepts of "the American
identity": Charles Chesnutt, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Pauline Hopkins,
and others present a distinct African-American experience; shifting
notions of gender and sexuality come to light not only in pieces by
women but also in nostalgic renditions of frontier life as the
embodiment of masculine virtues and values; and racial, class, and
ethnic stereotypes are reproduced and challenged in many of the
stories.
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