"Whiteness in the Novels of Charles W. Chesnutt is the first study of focus exclusively on Chesnutt's novels. Examining the three published in Chesnutt's lifetime - The House Behind the Cedars, The Marrow of Tradition, and The Colonel's Dream - as well as his posthumously published novels, this study explores the dilemma of a black writer who wrote primarily for a white audience."--BOOK JACKET.