In 1803, just after the United States takes possession of Louisiana, the young German-American pharmacist Joseph Frowenfeld arrives in New Orleans and is drawn into the affairs of the proud Creole clan of the Grandissimes, their feud with the De Grapion family, and the tangled lives of free people of colour. Interwoven is the tragic story of the African prince Bras-Coupé.
A landmark of Southern fiction, notable for confronting caste and slavery more directly than most novels of 1880. Download the free EPUB.