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.