The Lady Of The Gulf A Romance (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781162698977)

The Lady of the Gulf is a romantic novel written by J.H. Ingraham. The story is set in the Gulf of Mexico region and revolves around the life of a beautiful and mysterious lady named Ad�����le d'Almonte. She is the daughter of a wealthy Spanish nobleman and is known for her beauty, intelligence, and charm. The story begins with Ad�����le's arrival in the town of Mobile, Alabama, where she captures the attention of many eligible bachelors.The protagonist of the story is a young lawyer named Richard Hargrave, who falls in love with Ad�����le at first sight. However, he soon discovers that she is already engaged to a wealthy plantation owner named Colonel Darcy. Despite this, Richard cannot help but pursue Ad�����le, and the two begin a secret affair.As the story progresses, Ad�����le's past is revealed, and Richard learns that she has a dark secret. Her father was a pirate, and her mother was a slave. Ad�����le's mixed heritage causes her to face discrimination and prejudice from the people around her. Despite this, Richard remains devoted to Ad�����le and helps her overcome the challenges she faces.The Lady of the Gulf is a tale of love, betrayal, and redemption. It explores themes of race, class, and identity in a time when these issues were highly contentious. The novel is a classic example of romantic literature and has been praised for its vivid descriptions of the Gulf Coast region and its characters.Upon this fortunate intelligence, the Lady of the Gulf laid her course round Cape St. Antonio, and steered eastward. On the afternoon of the same day, she descried from aloft the ship already mentioned To make sure that she was the prize he was in pursuit of, Marshall slung the spy-glass across his back and went to the foremast-head. There he was able to make her out to be a merchant vessel, and as he believed, French. This doubt, however, was speedily removed by seeing the ship display the tri-colored flag.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: J. H. Ingraham
ISBN-10: 1162698977
ISBN-13: 9781162698977
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 98
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.20d