Author: Pyrnelle, Louise Clarke
Title: Diddie, Dumps and Tot or Plantation Child- Life.
Description: Harper & Bros. 1910. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine book. Very slight edgewear, gift inscription from grandmother to former owner in first endpaper, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Lacking the dust jacket. A post-civil war tale for children, mourning the death of slavery. The author seeks to memorialize the "wholesome" relationship between slaves and their masters. Though unpalatable to most 21st-century views, the book offers a fascinating window into the thoughts of wealthy slave owners. Scarce in this condition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 240 pages. T2. Near Fine.

Keywords: Fiction Plantation Slavery Children's Book