An Imperative Duty

By William Dean Howells

Book Overview

Addresses the then-controversial topic of interracial marriage. This title tells the story of Rhoda Aldgate, a young woman on the verge of marriage who has been raised by her aunt to assume that she is white but who is in fact the descendant of an African-American grandmother.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551119145
• ISBN13: 9781551119144
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Broadview Press Inc
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.