Douglas C. Jones (1924–1998)
Autor de The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
Sobre El Autor
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Obras de Douglas C. Jones
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Jones, Douglas Clyde
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1924-12-06
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1998-08-30
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Winslow, Arkansas, USA
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Germany
Korea
Madison, Wisconsin, USA - Educación
- Fayetteville School
University of Arkansas
University of Wisconsin - Ocupaciones
- army officer
novelist - Organizaciones
- United States Army
- Premios y honores
- Owen Wister Award (1993)
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Reseñas
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También Puede Gustarte
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 20
- También por
- 1
- Miembros
- 656
- Popularidad
- #38,461
- Valoración
- 3.7
- Reseñas
- 12
- ISBNs
- 83
- Idiomas
- 2
- Favorito
- 4
Ora Hasford, her daughter Calpurnia, and her teenage son, Roman, are trying to survive life alone on a farm in the midst of the Civil War and in the absence of husband and father, Martin. Douglas Jones must have known some strong women in his life, because his characters, Ora and Calpurnia, are exactly that, strong and determined and capable. In many ways they dwarf the men around them, not because they are not feminine but exactly because they are. Where less is expected, much more is forthcoming. They take care of themselves, and often of the men they encounter as well. For Roman, this is almost a coming-of-age story, and I liked that aspect as well.
The cruelty of war is blazoned across the pages in the battle that is fought at Elkhorn Tavern, a North Arkansas town that never expects to be the center of the conflict. The Hasford’s live in the borderland between the North and the South, and the sentiments and loyalties are equally divided. Often neighbors cannot be trusted, and marauding gangs of bushwhackers and jayhawkers sweep down on the population and decimate the farmlands, stealing and killing with impunity. A dangerous time to live, and one that would stretch the reason and resources of most of us.
Douglas Jones does a remarkable job of capturing both the times, the conflict, and his characters. They are full-bodied and real from the beginning, and the fear for them begins almost immediately and never subsides throughout the course of the book. I am now aware that Jones wrote a series of books about these characters over the years, and I will, of course, be hunting them down.
Late to the feast, but thankful to The Trail once more for introducing me to another fantastic Southern writer. My only fear is that I will not have the time left to me to read all the great books that spring from my association with this group, but by-golly, I am going to try.
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