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Lifetime: 1889 - 1949 Passed: ≈ 75 years ago

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Hervey Allen

Books by Hervey Allen

Carolina Chansons: Legends of the Low Country Cover image

Carolina Chansons: Legends of the Low Country

Poetry History Non-Fiction
Nature Legends Poetry Folklore African American culture American South Charleston Southern Literature Coastal Life South Carolina Lowcountry Gullah culture Plantation life

Carolina Chansons is a collection of poems by DuBose Heyward that celebrate the culture and history of Charleston and the South Carolina Lowcountry. Heyward was a Charleston native who was deeply influenced by the Gullah culture of the Sea Islands. H...