Mamba's daughters : A novel of Charleston by DuBose Heyward
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"Mamba's Daughters: A Novel of Charleston" by DuBose Heyward is a novel published in 1929. Set in early 20th-century Charleston, it follows three families navigating deception and social transformation against a backdrop of rigid racial boundaries. The story explores the complex connections between Charleston's white elite and its Black working class, offering insight into both racial tensions and an unusual shared subculture. The novel's success led to a groundbreaking 1939 Broadway adaptation
starring Ethel Waters, breaking barriers in American theater. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940 |
|---|---|
| Title | Mamba's daughters : A novel of Charleston |
| Original Publication | New York: The Literary Guild, 1928, copyright 1929. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamba%27s_Daughters |
| Credits | Susan E., David E. Brown, Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Charleston (S.C.) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Domestic fiction |
| Subject | Mothers and daughters -- Fiction |
| Subject | Businesspeople -- Fiction |
| Subject | Race relations -- Fiction |
| Subject | African American women -- Fiction |
| Subject | Women household employees -- Fiction |
| Subject | Women -- South Carolina -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 76211 |
| Release Date | Jun 2, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 593 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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