MacKinlay Kantor's "Andersonville."
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 02:47:52
Category: / Literature / North American
Length: 11 pages (2906 words)
Category: / Literature / North American
Length: 11 pages (2906 words)
Benjamin McKinlay Kantor was a self-described storyteller. He used the stories that his relatives told about the Civil War and pioneer families and became one of the most prolific historical fiction writers of our time.
Kantor was born in his grandparents' home in Webster City, Iowa, in 1904. Out of not only a love for writing but also out of necessity, his mother, Effie McKinlay Kantor, was the editor of the Webster City Daily News. Before …
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