Old Creole Days
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Creole life during the post-Civil War era is brilliantly depicted in this novel by celebrated author George Washington Cable. The stories in this volume illustrate life in New Orleans by using local dialect and colorful descriptions. Cable helped to lead the colorist movement in the 19th century.
George Cable
One of the greatest and most celebrated Southern writers of his day, George Washington Cable (1844-1925) helped lead the local-color movement of the late 1800s with his pioneering use of dialect and his skill in the short-story form. After serving in the Confederate army, he began to write for the New Orleans Picayune. Cable has been called the most important Southern artist working in the late-nineteenth century, as well as the first modern Southern writer. A complete listing of his books published by Pelican is available by request.
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