{"product_id":"the-free-flag-of-cuba-orville-vernon-burton-9780807128343","title":"The Free Flag of Cuba: The Lost Novel of Lucy Holcombe Pickens","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe wife of South Carolina secessionist governor Francis W. Pickens and known as the \"Queen of the Confederacy,\" Lucy Holcombe Pickens (1832-1899) was during her lifetime one of the most famous women in the South. Rumor was that in her youth she published a novel under a pseudonym. Recently discovered as \u003ci\u003eThe Free Flag of Cuba;\u003c\/i\u003e or, \u003ci\u003eThe Martyrdom of Lopez: A Tale of the Liberating Expedition of 1851, \u003c\/i\u003e her 1854 book is a romanticized account of the 1851 filibustering expedition to Cuba by Narciso L pez. With this new edition, Orville Vernon Burton and Georganne B. Burton resurrect Holcombe's lost work and prove it to be a window on many pressing nineteenth-century issues. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA not-so-subtle plea for U.S. support for Cuban independence from Spain, Holcombe's novel vindicates L pez and his men--who were officially regarded as mercenaries--and declares them to be martyred heroes. The tale clearly reflects the values southern aristocratic women expected in men, even if preserving those values meant death and defeat--a harbinger of ardent support for the Confederacy by women like Lucy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an illuminating introduction detailing the life of Lucy Petway Holcombe Pickens and the historical context of her novel, this new edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Free Flag of Cuba\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome glimpse into the mind and value system of the southern belle who would become a southern icon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Orville Vernon Burton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807128341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807128343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e LSU Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 6.08w x 0.66d","brand":"Orville Vernon Burton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926290366719,"sku":"9780807128343","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_bf8d7820-e1b6-4ef2-8234-81f890990d32.jpg?v=1681082249","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-free-flag-of-cuba-orville-vernon-burton-9780807128343","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}