{"product_id":"the-storm-an-antebellum-tale-of-key-west-hardcover","title":"The Storm: An Antebellum Tale of Key West - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEllen Brown Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKeith L. Huneycutt\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA newly discovered manuscript believed to be the first known novella written by a woman in Florida \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2015, an unsigned and undated 98-page manuscript was donated to the University of Florida. This work, titled \u003cem\u003eThe Storm\u003c\/em\u003e, is published here for the first time, transcribed and annotated by Keith Huneycutt. Huneycutt presents evidence attributing its authorship to Ellen Brown Anderson, a writer who came to Florida and lived with family members before the Civil War. This book makes widely available what may be the first novella written by a woman in the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLikely written between 1854 and 1862, \u003cem\u003eThe Storm\u003c\/em\u003e is set in Key West during the hurricane year of 1846. It is narrated by a young bride who tells the story of her first marriage, her struggle to make sense of a loveless and hopeless domestic situation, and the restrictions placed on women in her society. The story also presents a woman's viewpoint on mid-nineteenth-century Key West, including the island's shipwreck salvage industry and the town's get-rich-quick economy, constituting one of the first fictional treatments of the Keys' wrecking business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuneycutt's introduction compares the text with other examples of women's literature and works by Florida authors from the period. The appendixes include essays on the writings of Anderson and her sister Corrina Brown Aldrich, who may have also played a role in the tale's creation. Huneycutt argues that \u003cem\u003eThe Storm\u003c\/em\u003e is groundbreaking in many ways and that it deserves serious consideration as part of antebellum American literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEllen Brown Anderson \u003c\/strong\u003e(1814-1862) was a writer who was born in New Hampshire and lived in Florida between 1835 and 1850. \u003cstrong\u003eKeith L. Huneycutt\u003c\/strong\u003e, professor of English at Florida Southern College, is coeditor of \u003cem\u003eThe Letters of George Long Brown: A Yankee Merchant on Florida's Antebellum Frontier\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEchoes from a Distant Frontier: The Brown Sisters' Correspondence from Antebellum Florida\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46155796152506,"sku":"9780813079141","price":145.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/5727\/8650\/files\/bzV1yAQhKO9780813079141.webp?v=1783991642","url":"https:\/\/thebookloversatlas.com\/products\/the-storm-an-antebellum-tale-of-key-west-hardcover","provider":"The Book Lover's Atlas","version":"1.0","type":"link"}