biography
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Simms, William Gilmore
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| male
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| lived:
| (1806–70)
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| biography:
| Writer, born in Charleston, North Carolina, USA. After a precocious childhood, he edited a magazine and published a volume of poetry at 19, and was admitted to the bar aged 21. Best known for his historical novels, his most popular work was The Yemassee (1835). His ‘revolutionary series’ (1835–67) started with The Partisan, and he also published short stories, poetry, biographies, and criticism. He was an apologist for slavery and the South. |
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