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Seraph on the Suwanee

The acclaimed novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist brings us a warm and very human look at life among the white "Florida Crackers." "A moving novel."— "Saturday Review of Literature" "A simple, colorfully written, and moving novel ." "—Saturday Review of Literature"

Genre
literary fictionhistorical fiction
Themes
african american
Setting
floridaamerican southcollegeUSA
Audience
adult
Length
long · 400 pages

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