"Show Boat" by Edna Ferber is a story that follows Magnolia Ravenal and her family as they deal with love, dreams, and the difficulties of working on a show boat on the Mississippi River. The story is set in the lively world of riverboat culture, and it touches on themes of race and changing times in society. The book starts with Magnolia Ravenal's dramatic birth during a storm on the river. We meet her strong-willed mother, Parthenia Ann Hawks, and Captain Andy Hawks. The story shows us the busy life on the show boat as the characters deal with the challenges of nature and their careers, highlighting the differences between the exciting river life and the strict rules of society, leading into the remarkable life of Magnolia.
Show Boat
By Edna Ferber
Born during a Mississippi River storm, a young woman's life unfolds amidst love, loss, and the vibrant, ever-changing world of a floating theater.
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About the AuthorEdna Ferber was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boat, Cimarron, Giant and Ice Palace (1958), which also received a film adaptation in 1960. She helped adapt her short story "Old Man Minick", published in 1922, into a play (Minick) and it was thrice adapted to film, in 1925 as the silent film Welcome Home, in 1932 as The Expert, and in 1939 as No Place to Go.
Edna Ferber was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boat, Cimarron, Giant and Ice Palace (1958), which also received a film adaptation in 1960. She helped adapt her short story "Old Man Minick", published in 1922, into a play (Minick) and it was thrice adapted to film, in 1925 as the silent film Welcome Home, in 1932 as The Expert, and in 1939 as No Place to Go.
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