Record #:

34413

Author(s):

Glaser, Emily

Abstract:

Author Charles Frazier, born in Asheville and raised in Cherokee County, has a deep family ancestry in the Appalachian region of North Carolina. Frazier’s first novel, Cold Mountain, was a depiction of Appalachia, its culture and people. His latest work, Varina, is a biography of Varina Davis, wife of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, and delves into the culpability of the Civil War and the South’s legacy of slavery.

Source:

WNC Magazine (NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 12 Issue 4, July/Aug 2018, p34, il, por

Subject(s):

Frazier, Charles, 1950-; Authors, North Carolina; Novels--North Carolina; Civil War