Race, Work, and Desire in American Literature, 1860-1930

Birnbaum examines representations of interracial work bonds in fiction and literary correspondence by black and white authors and artists - including Elizabeth Keckley, W. D. Howells, Grace King, Kate Chopin, Langston Hughes, Amy Spingarn and Carl Van Vechten. This study will be of interest to scholars in both literary and cultural studies.