{"product_id":"afro-creole-poetry-in-french-from-louisianas-radical-civil-war-era-newspapers-a-bilingual-edition-9780917860799","title":"Afro-Creole Poetry in French from Louisiana's Radical Civil War-Era Newspapers: A Bilingual Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eCollected here for the first time, seventy-nine poems published in the Civil War-era Afro-Creole New Orleans newspapers \u003ci\u003eL'Union\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLa Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e--most unavailable anywhere but in archives--bring to life a close-knit, politically progressive French-speaking community of artists and intellectuals whose cultural and legal legacies were monumental. The original French poems appear here alongside Clint Bruce's sensitive English translations, mindful of meaning, meter, and sound.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA comprehensive introduction, biographies of the poets, and extensive annotations immerse readers in Civil War-era Louisiana. In his research for the volume, Bruce unearthed crucial issues of \u003ci\u003eLa Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e long thought lost and discovered the extent of a poetic hoax undetected for nearly 150 years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistributed for the Historic New Orleans Collection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clint Bruce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Historic New Orleans Collection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.2lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 7.70w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780917860799","brand":"Historic New Orleans Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42860087443593,"sku":"9780917860799","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_16a1970e-faea-4404-ab43-2ee9feda795a.jpg?v=1722316724","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/afro-creole-poetry-in-french-from-louisianas-radical-civil-war-era-newspapers-a-bilingual-edition-9780917860799","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}