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Civil war buffs and historical fiction fans alike will enjoy Andre Norton's Ride Proud, Rebel! This detailed and emotionally resonant account focuses on the personal sacrifices and astounding courage of rebel soldiers in the waning days of the Confederacy..
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Well written book about a young Confederate soldier from Kentucky during the last year of the war. As a scout for General Bedford Forrest, Drew Rennie wears himself out riding, fighting, and scouting, dealing with little food, no rest and worn out horses and mules. He also deals with a grandfather who disliked him and disowned him because of his father from Texas. Complications also arise when his younger cousin runs away to join the army with him. A good story for young men, and I remember reading it years ago when I was in high school. Recommended.
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Born Alice Mary Norton on February 17, 1912 in Cleveland, Ohio, she legally changed her name to Andre Alice Norton in 1934. She attended the Flora Stone Mather College of Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve) for a year then took evening courses in journalism and writing that were offered by Cleveland College, the adult division of show more the same university. Norton was a librarian for the Cleveland Library System then a reader at Gnome Press. After that position, she became a full-time writer. She is most noted for writing fantasy, in particular the Witch World series. Her first book The Prince of Commands was published in 1934. Other titles include Ralestone Luck, Magic in Ithkar, Voorloper, Uncharted Stars, The Gifts of Asti and All Cats are Gray. She also wrote under the pen names Andre Norton, Andrew North and Allen Weston She was the first woman to receive the Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy and the Nebula Grand Master Award. She has also received a Phoenix Award for overall writing achievement, a Jules Verne Award, and a Science Fiction Book Club Book of the Year Award for her title The Elvenbane. In 1997 she was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. She died on March 17, 2005. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Ride Proud, Rebel!
- Original publication date
- 1961
- People/Characters
- Drew Rennie; Boyd Barrett; Anson Kirby; Nathan Bedford Forrest
- Important places
- Alabama, USA; Kentucky, USA; Tennessee, USA; Cynthiana, Kentucky, USA; Franklin, Tennessee, USA; Gainesville, Alabama, USA
- Important events
- American Civil War (1861 | 1865); Second Battle of Cynthiana (1864-06); Battle of Franklin (1864-11-30); Battle of Selma (1865-04-02)
- Dedication
- To those Reconstructed Rebels Ernestine and William Donaldy
with no apologies from a damnyankee - First words
- The stocky roan switched tail angrily against a persistent fly and lipped water, dripping big drops back to the surface of the brook.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Since I've always wanted to know what kind of a man Hunt Rennie was--is--now maybe I'm goin' to do just that."
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- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Historical Fiction, General Fiction, Science Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 813.52 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1900-1945
- LCC
- PZ7 .N82 .R — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- 327,975
- Reviews
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- (3.50)
- Languages
- English, Swedish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 33
- ASINs
- 9
