Amalgamation Polka

Born in 1844 in bucolic upstate New York, Liberty Fish is the son of fervent abolitionists as well as the grandson of Carolina slaveholders even more dedicated to their cause. Thus follows a childhood limned with fugitive slaves moving through hidden passageways in the house, and the inevitable distress that befalls his mother whenever letters arrive from her parents. In hopes of reconciling the familial disunion, Liberty escapes--first into the cauldron of war and then into a bedlam more disturbing still. In a vibrant display of literary achievement, Stephen Wright brings us a Civil War novel unlike any other.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Nascut in 1844 in zona bucolica din nordul statului New York, Liberty Fish este fiul abolitionistilor ferventi, precum si nepotul detinatorilor de sclavi din Carolina si mai dedicat cauzei lor. Urmeaza astfel o copilarie plina de sclavi fugari care se misca prin pasaje ascunse in casa si inevitabila suferinta care se abate asupra mamei sale ori de cate ori sosesc scrisori de la parinti.