{"product_id":"a-new-home-who-will-follow-by-caroline-kirkland-paperback","title":"'A New Home, Who Will Follow?' by Caroline Kirkland - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSandra A. Zagarell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the frontier of Michigan int he 1830s, \u003ci\u003eA New Home\u003c\/i\u003e is the first realistic portrayal of western village life in the United States. Based on Caroline Kirkland's own experiences - and written from a woman's perspective - it narrates with a keen eye and wit the absorbing story of the establishment of the village of Montacute, Michigan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA New Home \u003c\/i\u003eis a vivid contribution to a new kind of narrative developed during the antebellum period, ethnographic fiction. Kirkland highlights the importance and the drama of local practices and everyday life in Montacute. She traces the way two groups of settlers slowly adjust to each other - the old hands and the newcomers from the East;. Dramatizing differences of class and culture, she also shows how the groups finally form a genuine community and a new, diverse culture. Kirkland also gives ethnographic fiction an original twist: she satirizes the provincialism and the rigidity of both groups of settlers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After writing \u003ci\u003eA New Home\u003c\/i\u003e, Kirkland became a professional literary woman, working as an editor as well as a writer. In her introduction, Sandra Zagarell explores the implications of Kirkland's writing and professional career for our understanding of women, writing, and the world of literature in antebellum America.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSandra A. Zagarell is Professor of English at Oberlin College and the author of \u003ci\u003eModelling the Nation through Narratives of Community.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51780658299168,"sku":"9780813515427","price":63.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f64a9bf00d0614d1f0e844f073fa4272.webp?v=1780533679","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-new-home-who-will-follow-by-caroline-kirkland-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}