A beautifully written, comprehensively researched, and profoundly informed critical study that stands alone as a long-needed monograph focused on the literary/artistic treatments of the Gullah/Geechee experience. -- Keith Cartwright * author of Reading Africa into American Literature: Epics, Fables, and Gothic Tales * Today, there are no universities or colleges which consistently offer courses in Gullah Geechee studies and none that provide a major or degree in the field. The field has languished and failed to gain traction because of a lack of modern, theoretical, synthesizing work and a clear, teachable canon that includes rigorous, academic publications by Gullah Geechee scholars. Romancing the Gullah follows in the wake of other recent works that collectively aid the project of providing sound points of engagement for modern students and scholars beyond the older, primary texts. -- Heather L. Hodges, director of external relations at the Historic New Orleans Collection and former executive director of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor NHA For libraries located on or near the Gullah Geechee Coast, this book is an essential purchase, but all Southeastern libraries with collections related to African American literature and culture should also consider this groundbreaking volume. -- Allison Faix * Coastal Carolina University *
