num_pages: 312
description: Hypocrisy and prejudice compel a principled mulatto teacher to desert a steady job and a socially prominent fiance
language: English
title: Quicksand
titlecomplete: Quicksand
characters: Poul Dahl, Robert Anderson (Quicksand), Axel Olsen, James Vayle, Anne Grey, Katrina Dahl, Helga Crane
genres: Fiction, American, School, Literature, Read For School, Classics, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Race, African American
ratings_count: 6843
places: Copenhagen, New York (State), The United States of America, New York City, New York, Denmark, Harlem, New York City, New York
publisher: Praeger