01864cam a22003853u 4500 12280 UtSlPG 20260610133307.0 m cr n 260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925 The Grandissimes Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2004 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grandissimes:_A_Story_of_Creole_Life Release date is 2004-05-01 Produced by Suzanne Shell, Charlie Kirschner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Grandissimes" by George Washington Cable is a novel published in 1880. Set in New Orleans immediately after the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the story explores the complex racial and class divisions of Creole society through the extended Grandissime family. When Philadelphia abolitionist Joseph Frowenfeld arrives in the city, his friendship with the white Honoré Grandissime challenges the foundations of their slaveholding world. Romance, violence, and tragedy unfold as characters confront the brutal realities beneath their romanticized culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Historical fiction New Orleans (La.) -- Fiction Love stories Domestic fiction Culture conflict -- Fiction Vendetta -- Fiction Creoles -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12280 53698 53698