Joseph A. Altsheler (1862–1919)
Auteur de The Guns of Bull Run
A propos de l'auteur
Joseph Alexander Altsheler was born in 1862 in Three Springs, Kentucky. Altsheler's family immigrated from Germany and operated a store in Three Springs where he was raised above the store. He did not pursue his family's mercantile efforts but instead took up journalism, after spending one year at afficher plus Vanderbilt University. Altsheler eventually ended up in New York City, and became the editor of the New York World. He wrote serial as well as stand alone works, beginning with the French-Indian War Series and ending with World War I. Altsheler turned to writing in the late 1800s, first publishing magazine stories which were converted to books, but eventually devoted the majority of his literary efforts to books, continuing to write for magazines such as Harper's, Lippincotts, and Munsey's World. His serial works cover the French-Indian War, the American Revolution, the Texan War for Independence, the Civil War, the settlement of the west, and World War I. The stand alone works covered the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the conflict with the Northwestern tribes, the Civil War, settling the west, and two political/journalist works. In all, he wrote nearly fifty books and many short stories for magazines. Altsheler's most famous series is called The Young Trailers. It contains eight books, and was popular with boys and girls from its initial printing in the early 1900s. Joseph Altsheler died in 1919, and is buried with his wife and son in Three Springs. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Séries
Œuvres de Joseph A. Altsheler
The Riflemen of the Ohio: A Story of the Early Days Along ''The Beautiful River'' (1910) 24 exemplaires
The Shadow of the North: A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign (The French and Indian War, Bk. 2) (1917) 17 exemplaires
Kentucky Frontiersmen: The Adventures of Henry Ware, Hunter and Border Fighter (1989) 12 exemplaires
The Hosts of the Air: The Story of a Quest in the Great War (The Great War, Bk. 3) (1915) 7 exemplaires
The French & Indian War Novels: 1-The Hunters of the Hills & The Shadow of the North (2008) 3 exemplaires
The Civil War - The Guns of Bull Run and The Guns of Shiloh (The Civil War - Vols 1 and 2) (2012) 2 exemplaires
The Changing Order 1 exemplaire
The Complete Great War Series - The Guns of Europe - The Forest of Swords - The Hosts of the Air (2010) 1 exemplaire
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR (4 NOVELS). The Sun of Saratoga, In Hostile Red, My Captive, The Wilderness Road… (2015) 1 exemplaire
The French and Indian War 1 exemplaire
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Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Altsheler, Joseph Alexander
- Autres noms
- Altsheler, J. A.
- Date de naissance
- 1862-04-29
- Date de décès
- 1919-06-05
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- United States of America
- Lieu de naissance
- Three Springs, Kentucky, USA
- Lieu du décès
- New York, New York, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Three Springs, Kentucky, USA (birth)
New York, New York, USA (death) - Professions
- reporter
editor - Organisations
- Louisville Courier-Journal
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Critiques
The fourth book in this well written, but little known Civil War series. Although written a century ago, the author writes in a succinct, modern style that will appeal to both the novice and those particularly interested in the American Civil War.
This book concerns the adventures of a young confederate soldier serving under general Stonewall Jackson in the famed Shenandoah Valley campaign.
The author writes historical fiction, yet each book in the series is closely based in fact. The reader will not only enjoy the work, but gain knowledge about the war.… (plus d'informations)
This book concerns the adventures of a young confederate soldier serving under general Stonewall Jackson in the famed Shenandoah Valley campaign.
The author writes historical fiction, yet each book in the series is closely based in fact. The reader will not only enjoy the work, but gain knowledge about the war.… (plus d'informations)
Another in this well written, but little known Civil War series. Although written a century ago, the author writes in a succinct, modern style that will appeal to both the novice and those particularly interested in the American Civil War.
This book concerns the adventures of a young Federal soldier in the events leading to the siege of Vicksburg, culminating with the Battle of Chickamauga. The author writes historical fiction, yet each book in the series is closely based in fact. The reader will not only enjoy the work, but gain knowledge about the war.… (plus d'informations)
This book concerns the adventures of a young Federal soldier in the events leading to the siege of Vicksburg, culminating with the Battle of Chickamauga. The author writes historical fiction, yet each book in the series is closely based in fact. The reader will not only enjoy the work, but gain knowledge about the war.… (plus d'informations)
The second in this well written, but little known Civil War series. Although written a century ago, the author writes in a succinct, modern style that will appeal to both the novice and those particularly interested in the American Civil War.
This book concerns the adventures of a young Federal soldier in the clashes at Forts Henry and Donaldson, culminating the more famous battle of Shiloh. The author writes historical fiction, yet each book in the series is closely based in fact. The reader will not only enjoy the work, but gain a great deal of knowledge about the war.… (plus d'informations)
This book concerns the adventures of a young Federal soldier in the clashes at Forts Henry and Donaldson, culminating the more famous battle of Shiloh. The author writes historical fiction, yet each book in the series is closely based in fact. The reader will not only enjoy the work, but gain a great deal of knowledge about the war.… (plus d'informations)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 63
- Aussi par
- 2
- Membres
- 886
- Popularité
- #28,920
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 7
- ISBN
- 380
- Langues
- 4
This book concerns the adventures of a young Confederate soldier in the events surrounding the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station (the largest cavalry battle of the war) and, of course, culminating with the Battle of Gettysburg.
The author writes historical fiction, yet each book in the series is closely based in fact. The reader will not only enjoy the work, but gain knowledge about the war.… (plus d'informations)