Helen Halsey, or, The swamp state of Conelachita : a tale of the Borders /
Helen Halsey is a 'tale of passion, ' in which the heroine is exploited and victimized in a domestic situation from which there is no escape. The teenage daughter of a well-meaning but weak father who collaborates in crime with the outlaw gang ruled by his vicious and vindictive brother, H...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Columbia :
University of South Carolina Press,
[2016]
|
| Series: | William Gilmore Simms initiatives, texts, and studies.
|
| Subjects: |
| Summary: | Helen Halsey is a 'tale of passion, ' in which the heroine is exploited and victimized in a domestic situation from which there is no escape. The teenage daughter of a well-meaning but weak father who collaborates in crime with the outlaw gang ruled by his vicious and vindictive brother, Helen is forced by her uncle into marriage with her lover, who has followed her into the 'swamp state of Conelachita, ' the brotherhood's extensive, well-guarded, almost impregnable hideout presumably located within the borders of Mississippi and/or Louisiana. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | "Cloth original published by Burgess, Stringer, and Co., 1845"--Title page verso. "Published in cooperation with the Simms Initiatives, a project of the University of South Carolina Libraries with the generous support of the Watson-Brown Foundation"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | xxxiv, 216 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781611176834 1611176832 |