Under Palmetto and Pine . By J. W. Carhart, M. D. (Cincinnati: 1899.) This is a small volume of stories purporting to depict negro life and character in Texas. The author wishes, it seems, to show that the negro is capable of taking on the highest degree of culture and refinement, and that social equality is the logical outcome. The book is of indifferent literary merit; the style is weak; the characters are generally too highly idealized to be convincing or to find patient readers among those who are familiar with the negro in the South.

Chas. W. R.

How to cite:
Chas. W. R., "Under Palmetto and Pine", Volume 010, Number 2, Southwestern Historical Quarterly Online, Page . http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/publications/journals/shq/online/v010/n2/review_16.html
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