Mackinlay kantor was born on february 4, 1904 in webster city, iowa, usa as benjamin mackinlay kantor. If the south had won the civil war mackinlay kantor. See all books authored by mackinlay kantor, including andersonville, and gettysburg, and more on. Mackinley kantor was born in webster city, iowa, on february 4, 1904. Suffering a shortage of food, the renegade chief inkpaduta scarlet point led 14 sioux against the settlements near okoboji and spirit lakes in the northwestern territory of iowa near. Mackinlay kantor was born in webster city, iowa, on february 4, 1904. A novel of iowa in the 1850s, culminating in the spirit lake massacre of 57as seen both from the viewpoint of the dakota nation and that of the. This new edition will be widely read and talked about by civil war buffs and readers of gripping historical fiction. History of emmet county and dickinson county iowa top results of your surfing history of emmet county and dickinson county iowa start download portable document format pdf and ebooks electronic books free online rating news 20162017 is books that can provide inspiration, insight, knowledge to the reader. Spirit lake ebook by mackinlay kantor rakuten kobo. Spirit lake by mackinlay kantor nook book ebook barnes.
Mackinlay kantor s andersonville, an epic novel about the notorious confederate prisoner of war camp in georgia, won the pulitzer prize in 1956. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. On march 8, 1857, a band of renegade wahpekuta sioux who had been alienated from the tribal structure attacked the gardner family and other settlers in the. Mackinlay kantor simple english wikipedia, the free. Mackinlay kantor has 67 books on goodreads with 25800 ratings. Mackinlay kantor mackinlay kantor mackinlay kantor. Although the book is not absolute fact the book is based on kantor s many years of research. Mackinlay kantor has set the scene for god and my country in a small town very much like webster city, iowa, where he was born, and has dedicated the book to his scoutmaster of those days.
He wrote more than 30 novels, several set during the american civil war, and was awarded the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1956 for his 1955 novel, andersonville. This is the publishers blind stamp, and it is found on all first editions. And one of the best selling writers of them all in the 1940s and 1950s, frank yerby, the guy who almost single handedly invented the romance novel, wrote a lot of really good. Picture of the first edition title page for spirit lake. Based on the authors extensive research and nearly twentyfive years in the making, mackinlay kantor s bestselling masterwork tells the heartbreaking story of the notorious georgia prison where 50,000 northern soldiers suffered and 14,000 died and of the people whose lives were changed by the grim camp where the best and the worst of the. Discover book depositorys huge selection of mackinlay kantor books online. Pdf andersonville book by mackinlay kantor free download.
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Andersonville, the prisoner stockade in georgia, twenty acres hewn out of a pine woods, counted for more dead in fourteen months of the civil war than bull run, antietam and gettysburg combined. Frontier by mackinlay kantor nook book ebook barnes. It is a perfect example of mackinlay kantor s special genius for capturing the full flavor of a small american town, and of its people. Immediately download the mackinlay kantor summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching mackinlay kantor. Based on the author s extensive research and nearly twentyfive years in the making, mackinlay kantor s bestselling masterwork tells the heartbreaking story of the. Mackinlay kantor pulitzer prizewinning author of andersonville vast in scope, breathtaking in intensity, forged in pr. He was a writer and actor, known for the best years of our lives 1946, gun crazy 1950 and happy land 1943. After winning the pulitzer prize in 1956, mackinlay kantor became a minor celebrity.
The spirit lake massacre log cabin, also known as the gardner log cabin, is located in arnolds park, iowa, united states. World publishing company, 1961 spirit lake iowa 957 pages. Engaging history students through historical fiction adelaide. Kantors style of narrative and his character development are really strong, and as spirit lake is a historical novel, i was captivated. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. At first, he thinks that his new status as a spirit will provide some mischievous fun, but hes in for. Kantor s style of narrative and his character development are really strong, and as spirit lake is a historical novel, i was captivated.
Benjamin mckinlay kantor, was an american journalist, novelist and screenwriter. He began to write seriously at sixteen, became a newspaper reporter at seventeen, and published his first book at twentythree. He was one of the most wellknown american writers during the 1950s and still remains one of the most respected civil war. Mackinlay kantor, the author of the pulitzer prize winner. Mackinlay kantor, in full benjamin mckinlay kantor, born feb.
Ive been trying to find that in ebook form for a couple of decades. Mar 31, 2017 spirit lake by mackinlay kantor 2 editions first published in 1961. This is the fictionalized account of the spirit lake massacre which occurred march 1857 in west okoboji, iowa. Read diversey by mackinlay kantor available from rakuten kobo. It is set in iowa during the era of manifest destiny, and depicts the epoch through a patchwork of numerous characters, families, and factions.
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