John William De Forest (1826–1906)

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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 vis mere 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) vis mindre

Omfatter også følgende navne: 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

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Fødselsdato: 1826-05-31
Dødsdag: 1906-07-17
Køn: male
Nationalitet: USA
Fødested: Seymour, Connecticut, USA
Dødssted: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Bopæl: Humphreysville, Connecticut, USA (now Seymour ∙ birth)
New Haven, Connecticut, USA (death)
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Syria
Uddannelse: self-educated
Erhverv: novelist
travel writer
historian
soldier
essayist
Organisationer: US Army (captain ∙ Civil War)
Veteran Reserve Corps
Freedmen's Bureau
Priser og hædersbevisninger: Honorary degree, Amherst College (AM|1859)
Kort biografi: Credited with being the first to use the phrase 'Great American Novel'.

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

Fair/Poor Charles W Boltwood"

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GoshenMAHistory | 3 andre anmeldelser | Apr 4, 2022 |

Miss Ravenel's Conversion af 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.… (mere)

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