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Old New Orleans and Saratoga in the 1880's. The story of a young Texan and the daughter of a Creole aristocrat.
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About the book
- Author
- Edna Ferber
- First published
- 1941
- Pages
- 352
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap, Büchergilde Gutenberg, Fawcett
- Editions
- 13
- Language
- German, English
- ISBN
- 9780891903239
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About Edna Ferber · 1885–1968
American novelist, short story writer and playwright
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