Copperhead Wales: A Novel of New York City During the American Civil War
By C. D. Webb
()
About this ebook
In 1860, handsome and wealthy Princeton graduate Chadwick Wales foresees a bright future with his childhood sweetheart, the beautiful and rich New Yorker Clarissa Renfield. But his mother, a New England textile heiress, has kept dark secrets from him and faces a scandalous divorce from Chads loyal Virginian father. Sensing Chads inner conflict over secession, a charismatic Southerner introduces him to the Copperheads, Northerners who favor the South and plan to fi rebomb Manhattan. Chads probing intellect and his revulsion for war trap him in a conspiracy that threatens his life, his liberty, his betrothal and his soul. Both the glittering surface and the squalid underside of New York City during the American Civil War are brought to life, from yachts and mansions to tenements and brothels. Brutal riots, Wall Street hoaxes and unspeakable human catastrophe expose and refute the persistent myth of Americas past.
C. D. Webbs previous novels include Jake and Jasmine (cited as one of the top ten genre novels of the year) and The Credence of Christopher Craig (according to a notice in the Midwest Book Review, Christopher Craig is a good book. It might even be a great book.)
C. D. Webb
Copperhead Wales is C. D. Webb’s third published novel. He began his writing career, at age sixteen, as a poet. A selection of his poetry was anthologized in Rolfe Humphries volume New Poems by American Poets #2, published by Ballantine Books. His undergraduate and graduate study focused on American, British and French literature. He also has an interdisciplinary master’s degree in psychology and sociology, and served on the Board of Directors of the C. G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology. As he continued to publish poems in regional journals, he simultaneously launched an administrative career with cultural institutions, leaving his post as Development Consultant on the staff of the Metropolitan Museum of Art to establish The Charles Webb Company, Inc., specializing in capital funding for art and history museums, historic houses, musical organizations, and ballet, opera and theater companies. Under his management the firm acquired clients in 35 states, the United Kingdom, and Italy. For several years he was Chairman of the Board of the Circle Repertory Company in New York, which deepened his interest in the theater. He has written five plays, which he intends to publish in a single volume in the future. Now in the final editing stages,The Playoff is a murder mystery and coming of age tale set in the Southern mountains during the segregation era, in which a respected Black high school teacher is arrested for a crime he did not commit. Publication is expected next year. C. D. Webb’s new novel, now underway, concerns an evangelical fundamentalist preacher whose life becomes steadily more corrupt and licentious, resulting in his fall to, rather than from, grace. Immortal Wounds, a volume of short stories, is nearing completion. His previously published novels include Jake and Jasmine, and The Credence of Christopher Craig.
Related to Copperhead Wales
Related ebooks
The Grand Junction Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFamily Stories from the Attic: Bringing letters and archives alive through creative nonfiction, flash narratives, and poetry Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Navigator's Daughter: A Kat Lawson Mystery Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Great Gatsby Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLove, Bill: Finding My Father Through Letters from World War Ii (New Edition) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEva and Eve: A Search for My Mother's Lost Childhood and What a War Left Behind Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bill Nye's Sparks Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsForgiving Máximo Rothman Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Groom Who (Almost) Got Away Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSenator North Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAna Turns Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Habit of Widowhood Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWicked Grand Rapids Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Log-Cabin Lady — An Anonymous Autobiography Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCricket in the Grass: Memories of Chasing a Dream Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDeath by Vaudeville: A Journey Back From the End of the World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Husband Hunter's Guide to London Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Spyder Web Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Forgiving Stephen Redmond Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Turtles Of Tasman: "I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them." Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Money, Love Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRammy Cacked Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHome Before Dark Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Pickett's Dream Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGrampa's Left Arm and Other Stories: Tracing My Immigrant Roots from Galicia to Pennsylvania Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Adventures of William F. Drannan: 31 Years on the Plains and in the Mountains & Chief of Scouts Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Great Gatsby: [Illustrated Edition] Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBridal Train: The Further Adventures of Chloe, Dudette of the West: A Chloe Crandall Adventure, #2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Suspense For You
A Flicker in the Dark: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pretty Girls: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Flight: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5None of This Is True: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Then She Was Gone: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Kind Worth Killing: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Perfect Marriage: A Completely Gripping Psychological Suspense Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Girl Who Was Taken: A Gripping Psychological Thriller Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Paris Apartment: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Outsider: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fairy Tale Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hunting Party: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Thing He Told Me: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Housemaid Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5You: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Good Daughter: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5If We Were Villains: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5All the Missing Girls: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Billy Summers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Institute: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Brother Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Terminal List: A Thriller Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mr. Mercedes: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hollow Places: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I'm Thinking of Ending Things: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Long Walk Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The It Girl Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Whisper Man: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Copperhead Wales
0 ratings0 reviews