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John William De Forest

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John William De Forest was an American soldier and writer of literary realism, best known for his Civil War novel Miss Ravenel's Conversion from Secession to Loyalty. He also coined the term for the Great American Novel, one which would embody the country in one text.

Books

The Warfare of Divided Allegiances: Civil War Collection
The Warfare of Divided Allegiances: Civil War Collection
Charles King, Stephen Crane, Mary Johnston, Winston Churchill, Robert W. Chambers, Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, Jules Verne, John McElroy, Ellen Glasgow, Edward Everett Hale, G. A. Henty, Joseph A. Altsheler, John Esten Cooke, Lucy Foster Madison, Randall Parrish, George Washington Cable, Charles Carleton Coffin, Natalie Sumner Lincoln, John R. Musick, Edward Robins, George W. Peck, John William De Forest, James Ford Rhodes, Byron A. Dunn, Henry F. Keenan, María Ruiz de Burton, Harry Hazelton, B. K. Benson, W. H. Shelton, Thomas Dixon Jr.
The Tales of Civil War: 40 Books Collection
The Tales of Civil War: 40 Books Collection
Charles King, Stephen Crane, Mary Johnston, Winston Churchill, Robert W. Chambers, Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, Jules Verne, John McElroy, Ellen Glasgow, Edward Everett Hale, G. A. Henty, Joseph A. Altsheler, John Esten Cooke, Lucy Foster Madison, Randall Parrish, George Washington Cable, Charles Carleton Coffin, Natalie Sumner Lincoln, John R. Musick, Edward Robins, George W. Peck, John William De Forest, James Ford Rhodes, Byron A. Dunn, Henry F. Keenan, María Ruiz de Burton, Harry Hazelton, B. K. Benson, W. H. Shelton, Thomas Dixon Jr.
American Civil War Collection
American Civil War Collection
Charles King, Stephen Crane, Mary Johnston, Winston Churchill, Robert W. Chambers, Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, Jules Verne, John McElroy, Ellen Glasgow, Edward Everett Hale, G. A. Henty, Joseph A. Altsheler, John Esten Cooke, Lucy Foster Madison, Randall Parrish, George Washington Cable, Charles Carleton Coffin, Natalie Sumner Lincoln, John R. Musick, Edward Robins, George W. Peck, John William De Forest, James Ford Rhodes, Byron A. Dunn, Henry F. Keenan, María Ruiz de Burton, Harry Hazelton, B. K. Benson, W. H. Shelton, Thomas Dixon Jr.
The Land of the Divided: American Civil War Collection
The Land of the Divided: American Civil War Collection
Charles King, Stephen Crane, Mary Johnston, Winston Churchill, Robert W. Chambers, Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, Jules Verne, John McElroy, Ellen Glasgow, Edward Everett Hale, G. A. Henty, Joseph A. Altsheler, John Esten Cooke, Lucy Foster Madison, Randall Parrish, George Washington Cable, Charles Carleton Coffin, Natalie Sumner Lincoln, John R. Musick, Edward Robins, George W. Peck, John William De Forest, James Ford Rhodes, Byron A. Dunn, Henry F. Keenan, María Ruiz de Burton, Harry Hazelton, B. K. Benson, W. H. Shelton, Thomas Dixon Jr.
The Bloody Chasm
The Bloody Chasm
John William De Forest
Honest John Vane
Honest John Vane
John William De Forest
The Tales of Civil War: 40 Books Collection
The Tales of Civil War: 40 Books Collection
Charles King, Stephen Crane, Mary Johnston, Winston Churchill, Robert W. Chambers, Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, Jules Verne, John McElroy, Ellen Glasgow, Edward Everett Hale, G. A. Henty, Joseph A. Altsheler, John Esten Cooke, Lucy Foster Madison, Randall Parrish, George Washington Cable, Charles Carleton Coffin, Natalie Sumner Lincoln, John R. Musick, Edward Robins, George W. Peck, John William De Forest, James Ford Rhodes, Byron A. Dunn, Henry F. Keenan, María Ruiz de Burton, Harry Hazelton, B. K. Benson, W. H. Shelton, Thomas Dixon Jr.
Civil War - Boxed Set: 40+ Historical Novels & Tales of the American War
Civil War - Boxed Set: 40+ Historical Novels & Tales of the American War
Charles King, Stephen Crane, Mary Johnston, Winston Churchill, Robert W. Chambers, Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, Jules Verne, John McElroy, Ellen Glasgow, Edward Everett Hale, G. A. Henty, Joseph A. Altsheler, John Esten Cooke, Lucy Foster Madison, Randall Parrish, George Washington Cable, Charles Carleton Coffin, Natalie Sumner Lincoln, John R. Musick, Edward Robins, George W. Peck, John William De Forest, James Ford Rhodes, Byron A. Dunn, Henry F. Keenan, María Ruiz de Burton, Harry Hazelton, B. K. Benson, W. H. Shelton, Thomas Dixon Jr.
North vs. South Collection
North vs. South Collection
Charles King, Winston Churchill, Robert W. Chambers, Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, Jules Verne, John McElroy, Ellen Glasgow, Edward Everett Hale, G. A. Henty, Joseph A. Altsheler, John Esten Cooke, Lucy Foster Madison, Randall Parrish, George Washington Cable, Charles Carleton Coffin, Natalie Sumner Lincoln, John R. Musick, Edward Robins, George W. Peck, John William De Forest, James Ford Rhodes, Byron A. Dunn, Henry F. Keenan, María Ruiz de Burton, Harry Hazelton, B. K. Benson, W. H. Shelton, Thomas Dixon Jr.
The Wetherel Affair
The Wetherel Affair
John William De Forest
Seacliff; Or, The Mystery of the Westervelts
Seacliff; Or, The Mystery of the Westervelts
John William De Forest

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