Author: George W Cable
Publisher: Blurb
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Languages : en
Pages : 266
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George Washington Cable (October 12, 1844 - January 31, 1925) was an American novelist notable for the realism of his portrayals of Creole life in his native New Orleans, Louisiana. He has been called "the most important southern artist working in the late 19th century", as well as "the first modern Southern writer." In his treatment of racism, mixed-race families and miscegenation, his fiction has been thought to anticipate that of William Faulkner. He also wrote articles critical of contemporary society. Due to hostility against him after two 1885 essays encouraging racial equality and opposing Jim Crow, Cable moved with his family to Northampton, Massachusetts. He lived there for the next thirty years, then moved to Florida.
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 364
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Author: G. Cable
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ISBN: 9781480101999
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Languages : en
Pages : 276
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The following diary was originally written in lead-pencil and in a book the leaves of which were too soft to take ink legibly. I have it direct from the hands of its writer, a lady whom I have had the honor to know for nearly thirty years. For good reasons the author's name is omitted, and the initials of people and the names of places are sometimes fictitiously given. Many of the persons mentioned were my own acquaintances and friends. When, some twenty years afterward, she first resolved to publish it, she brought me a clear, complete copy in ink. It had cost much trouble, she said; for much of the pencil writing had been made under such disadvantages and was so faint that at times she could decipher it only under direct sunlight. She had succeeded, however, in making a copy, _verbatim_ except for occasional improvement in the grammatical form of a sentence, or now and then the omission, for brevity's sake, of something unessential. The narrative has since been severely abridged to bring it within magazine limits.In reading this diary one is much charmed with its constant understatement of romantic and perilous incidents and conditions. But the original penciled pages show that, even in copying, the strong bent of the writer to be brief has often led to the exclusion of facts that enhance the interest of exciting situations, and sometimes the omission robs her own heroism of due emphasis. I have restored one example of this in a foot-note following the perilous voyage down the Mississippi.From the archives comes the Civil War Classic Library. Dozens of books out of print for years is now back in print for the casual reader and the collector.Now is the time to collect and build a classic library and get them all before they fall out of print forever replaced by digital files.
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465534865
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269
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Author: George Washington Cable
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484823340
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Excerpt from Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War The followmg diary was originally w11tten In lead pencfl and In a book the leaves of whlch were too soft to take Ink legibly I have It dn ect from the hands of Its wntei, a lady whom I have had the honor to know for neaiiy thn ty years foi good reasons the author's name Is omitted, and the 1n1t1als of people and the names Of places are sometimes fictitlously glven Many of the persons mentloned we1e my own acqualn tances and f11ends When, some twenty years after ward, she first Iesolved to publlsh It, she bought me a clear, complete copy In Ink It had cost much trouble, she said, for much Of the pencll eting had been made under such dlsadvantages and was SO famt that at t1mes She could dec1pher It only under direct sunhght She had succeeded, however, In makmg a Copy, vmbatzm except for occasional Improvement In the glammatlcal foim of a sentence, 01 now and then. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: George Washington Cable
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ISBN: 9781700460233
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Languages : en
Pages : 310
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AN HISTORICAL CLASSIC Cable's Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War is a fascinating collection of stories from the American Civil War. DETAILS: Includes the Original Illustrations
Author: John Taylor Wood
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3732664120
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
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Reproduction of the original: Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War by John Taylor Wood
Author: William Pittenger
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781512205428
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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"Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes Of The Civil War" from William Pittenger. Soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of the Medal of Honor (1840-1904).
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Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781508546016
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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WAR DIARY OF A UNION WOMAN IN THE SOUTH THE LOCOMOTIVE CHASE IN GEORGIA A ROMANCE OF MORGAN'S ROUGH-RIDERS COLONEL ROSE'S TUNNEL AT LIBBY PRISON A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL OUT OF DIXIE ESCAPE OF GENERAL BRECKINRIDGE
Author: William Pittenger
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ISBN: 9783337749811
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Languages : en
Pages : 344
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