Shadow over the promised land : slavery, race, and violence in Melville's America - Karcher, Carolyn L., 1945- (Baton Rouge, La. : Louisiana State University Press, 1980)
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [309]-321.
Keywords: Melville, Herman, -- 1819-1891 -- Criticism and interpretation; Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Race relations in literature; Violence in literature; Slavery in literature