{
  "id": 8887121,
  "title": "The Newer World",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/the-newer-world",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T08:47:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Literary Hub",
    "slug": "literary-hub",
    "url": "https://lithub.com/the-newer-world/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chas Bouguereau, a man from Louisiana, made the decision to leave and settle in Paris, Tennessee, around the year 1840. His father, Germain, owned a sugarcane farm and was of French descent, while his mother was of Malagasy heritage. Chas was charming and well-liked, having learned the trade of blacksmithing and earning a decent living in Louisiana. He moved to Paris and built a life fixing ploughs, wheels, and shoeing horses. His journey to Tennessee was driven by a desire to be free and start a new life, as people speculated he was too handsome for Louisiana and too clever. He settled near the Littlefair place, where he met and fell in love with Cissy, a house-girl on the plantation. Despite his limited resources, Chas courted Cissy and eventually won her heart. He approached Colonel Littlefair and asked for her hand, offering a thousand dollars as payment. The Colonel agreed, but Chas balked at the price, believing Cissy was already married. Nevertheless, the Colonel insisted on the payment and the marriage took place. The Colonel was known to be a romantic and a bit of a murderer, but Chas was determined to be with his beloved.",
  "summary": "My father Chas Bouguereau upped sticks some sixty years ago and left Louisiana and settled himself in Paris, a small town in Tennessee. It was 1840. A wiser man would have pushed on to the Ohio. A free skin was",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}