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The Killers: A Narrative of Real Life in Philadelphia
George Lippard
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Description for The Killers: A Narrative of Real Life in Philadelphia
Paperback. The Killers is a tale of gang violence, revenge, kidnapping, racial and ethnic conflict, international intrigue, and working-class triumph. Based on the real-life events of a Philadelphia race riot, this long-out-of-print sensational novella showcases the political and literary interests of its author, bestselling novelist George Lippard. Editor(s): Cohen, Matt; Wong, Edlie L. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
PHILADELPHIA, the 1840s: a corrupt banker disowns his dissolute son, who then reappears as a hardened smuggler in the contraband slave trade. Another son, hidden from his father since birth and condemned as a former felon, falls in with a ferocious street gang led by his elder brother and his revenge-hungry comrade from Cuba. His adopted sister, a beautiful actress, is kidnapped, and her remorseful black captor becomes her savior as his tavern is engulfed in flames. Vendetta, gang violence, racial tensions, and international intrigue collide in an explosive novella based on the events leading up to an infamous 1849 ... Read more
PHILADELPHIA, the 1840s: a corrupt banker disowns his dissolute son, who then reappears as a hardened smuggler in the contraband slave trade. Another son, hidden from his father since birth and condemned as a former felon, falls in with a ferocious street gang led by his elder brother and his revenge-hungry comrade from Cuba. His adopted sister, a beautiful actress, is kidnapped, and her remorseful black captor becomes her savior as his tavern is engulfed in flames. Vendetta, gang violence, racial tensions, and international intrigue collide in an explosive novella based on the events leading up to an infamous 1849 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812223743
SKU
V9780812223743
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About George Lippard
Matt Cohen is Associate Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin and author of The Networked Wilderness: Communicating in Early New England. Edlie L. Wong is Associate Professor of English at the University of Maryland, College Park, and author of Neither Fugitive nor Free: Atlantic Slavery, Freedom Suits, and the Legal Culture of Travel.
Reviews for The Killers: A Narrative of Real Life in Philadelphia
With its resonant social commentary, The Killers has assumed significance in recent American studies. But this engaging novel stands on its own as a portrait of city life, with special emphasis on the street gangs of Philadelphia's underworld. -David S. Reynolds, CUNY Graduate Center