Romances of the White Man's Burden: Race, Empire, and the Plantation in American Literature, 1880-1936

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Romances of the White Man’s Burden Race, Empire, and the Plantation in American Literature, 1880–1936 Jeremy Wells Vanderbilt University Press Nashville © 2011 by Vanderbilt University Press Nashville, Tennessee 37235 All rights reserved First printing 2011 This book is printed on acid-free paper made from 30% post-consumer recycled content. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wells, Jeremy, 1971– Romances of the white man’s burden : race, empire, and the plantation in American literature 1880–1936 / Jeremy Wells. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8265-1756-2 (cloth edition : alk. paper) 1. American literature—Southern States—History and criticism. 2. American fiction—19th century—History and criticism. 3. American fiction—20th century— History and criticism. 4. Southern States—Intellectual life—19th century. 5. Southern States—Intellectual life—20th century. 6. Southern States—In literature. 7. Race in literature. 8. Plantation life in literature. 9. Imperialism in literature. I. Title. PS261.W45 2011 813'.509355—dc22 2010028334 For my parents ...