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Miss Ravenel's Conversion from Secession to Loyalty
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4 out of 5
Based on 22 Ratings and 10 Reviews

Book Description
Miss Ravenel's Conversion is important in American literary history as the first novel to depict the Civil War with realism. Its battlefield scenes owe much to John De Forest's own experience as a captain in that conflict. But in 1867 genteel readers were affronted by De Forest's frank view of war and sex. Though praised by William Dean Howells, the novel was forgotten after De Forest's death in 1... More
Book Information
PublisherBison Books
BindingPaperback (27 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages466
ISBN-100803266154
ISBN-13978-0803266155
Publication Date10/01/1998
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About John W. De Forest (Author) : John W. De Forest is a published author. Published credits of John W. De Forest include Miss Ravenel's Conversion from Secession to Loyalty (Penguin Classics).
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9/21/2010 Peni Griffin said: Excellent resource for Civil War era character building, except Miss Ravenel is a ditz.
tags: I read

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