John William De Forest (1826–1906)

Autor de Miss Ravenel's Conversion from Secession to Loyalty

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John William De Forest was a writer. His major novel, Miss Ravenel's Conversion from Secession to Loyalty (1867), and two works, A Volunteer's Adventures (published posthumously in 1946) and A Union Officer in the Reconstruction (published posthumously in 1948), which originally appeared in the mostrar más Atlantic Monthly and Putnam's magazines, show detailed pictures of the society and manners of the South during and after the Civil War. De Forest was born in Seymour, Connecticut, and his first published work was the History of the Indians of Connecticut from the Earliest Known Period to 1850 (1851). He lived with his brother in Syria for several years and traveled widely through the Near East and Europe. He married and settled in the South but served with the Connecticut Volunteers in the Civil War. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

Incluye los nombres: john de forest, J. W. De Forest, John W. De Forest, John W. De Forest, John William De Forest, J[ohn] W[illiam]. De Forest, John William (1826-1906). James H. Croushore (ed.), John William; Edited by James H. Croushore De Fore

Obras de John William De Forest

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Miss Ravenel's Conversion from Secession to Loyalty (1867) 156 copias

History of the Indians of Connecticut from the earliest known period to 1850 (1851) 29 copias

A Volunteer's Adventures: A Union Captain's Record of the Civil War (1946) 27 copias

A Union officer in the Reconstruction (1948) 17 copias

Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 (1884) — Contribuidor — 9 copias

Witching Times (Masterworks of Literature Series) (1967) 8 copias

Stories by American Authors, Volume 4 (1884) — Contribuidor — 8 copias

Honest John Vane (1875) 6 copias

The Brigade Commander (2010) 5 copias

Overland (1872) 5 copias

Kate Beaumont (1872) 4 copias

Playing the Mischief (1875) 3 copias

European acquaintance 3 copias

The DeForests of Avesnes (and of New Netherland): A Huguenot Thread in American Colonial History, 1494 to the Present… (1992) 2 copias

The Wetherel affair 1 copia

The bloody chasm. A novel 1 copia

History of the Indians of Connecticut (2018) 1 copia

Seacliff; or, The mystery of the Westervelts (1859) 1 copia

History of the Indians of Connecticut from the Earliest Known Period to 1850, 1851 1 copia

Justine's lovers; a novel 1 copia

A lover's revolt 1 copia

Oriental acquaintance 1 copia

Stories by American Authors III - IV 1 copia

Overland 1 copia

Irene the missionary 1 copia

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Fecha de nacimiento: 1826-05-31
Fecha de fallecimiento: 1906-07-17
Género: male
Nacionalidad: USA
Lugar de nacimiento: Seymour, Connecticut, USA
Lugar de fallecimiento: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Lugares de residencia: Humphreysville, Connecticut, USA (now Seymour ∙ birth)
New Haven, Connecticut, USA (death)
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Syria
Educación: self-educated
Ocupaciones: novelist
travel writer
historian
soldier
essayist
Organizaciones: US Army (captain ∙ Civil War)
Veteran Reserve Corps
Freedmen's Bureau
Premios y honores: Honorary degree, Amherst College (AM|1859)
Biografía breve: Credited with being the first to use the phrase 'Great American Novel'.

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Miss Ravenel's conversion from secession to loyalty por John William De Forest

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GoshenMAHistory | 3 reseñas más. | Apr 4, 2022 |

Miss Ravenel's Conversion por J. W. Deforest

The only "realist" novel about the Civil War written by someone who actually fought in the conflict. Its LONG arc encompasses a lot of boring marriage plot nonsense at the beginning and end, all designed to show us that good and right eventually win out. But it's all too clear that the author, well known as a nonfiction writer, is longing to get us back to the front. And when he's at the battle lines, this book is almost unequaled in 19th century fiction about war. Took me longer than it should to finish. I think he was going for something sprawling and Dickensian but it just doesn't feel tight enough to really be successful as a novel.… (más)

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sansmerci | 3 reseñas más. | May 18, 2019 |