Shadow over the promised land : slavery, race, and violence in Melville's America /

Karcher, Carolyn L., 1945-

Shadow over the promised land : slavery, race, and violence in Melville's America / Carolyn L. Karcher. - Baton Rouge, La. : Louisiana State University Press, c1980. - xiv, 327 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [309]-321.

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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 --Criticism and interpretation.


Literature and society--History--United States--19th century.
Race relations in literature.
Violence in literature.
Slavery in literature.

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