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Kitty's Conquest
Excerpt from Kitty's Conquest
It was just after Christmas, and discontentedly enough I had left my cosy surroundings in New Orleans, to take a business-trip through the counties on the border-line between Tennessee and northern Mississippi and Alabama. One sunny afternoon I found myself on the "freight and passenger" of what was termed "The Great Southern Mail Route."
It was just after Christmas, and discontentedly enough I had left my cosy surroundings in New Orleans, to take a business-trip through the counties on the border-line between Tennessee and northern Mississippi and Alabama. One sunny afternoon I found myself on the "freight and passenger" of what was termed "The Great Southern Mail Route."
- GenresHistorical Fiction
102 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1884
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Charles King
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Charles King was a United States soldier and a distinguished writer. He graduated from West Point in 1866 and served in the Army during the Indian Wars under George Crook. He was wounded in the arm forcing his retirement from the regular army. During this time he became acquainted with Buffalo Bill Cody. King would later write scripts for several of Cody's silents films. In 1898, he was appointed brigadier general of volunteers and sailed to the Philippines during the Spanish-American War; he also led a brigade during the ensuing Philippine-American War. He returned to the United States and was active in the Wisconsin National Guard and in training troops for World War I. He wrote and edited over 60 books and novels.
Charles King was a United States soldier and a distinguished writer. He graduated from West Point in 1866 and served in the Army during the Indian Wars under George Crook. He was wounded in the arm forcing his retirement from the regular army. During this time he became acquainted with Buffalo Bill Cody. King would later write scripts for several of Cody's silents films. In 1898, he was appointed brigadier general of volunteers and sailed to the Philippines during the Spanish-American War; he also led a brigade during the ensuing Philippine-American War. He returned to the United States and was active in the Wisconsin National Guard and in training troops for World War I. He wrote and edited over 60 books and novels.
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February 28, 2017
This book was such a good period piece! I have an actual antique hard cover. It was so good! It included mentions of Ku Klux and Reconstruction as well as some espionage and intrigue! Loved it!
December 1, 2025
Recentemente Amazon ha reso disponibile con 'consegna immediata' una serie di romanzi ottocenteschi, digitalizzati da benemeriti volontari. Ne ho 'comprato' (alcuni, come questo, sono assolutamente gratuiti) un certo numero, soprattutto per fare la conoscenza con scrittori a me finora ignoti.
In questo caso, mi sono imbattuta in qualcosa che non mi aspettavo. Non ho certo da biasimare la scrittura, né la capacità dell'autore di evocare quei luoghi, quei tempi (l'America degli anni immediatamente successivi alla guerra civile) e quella società, che lui mostra di conoscere molto bene. Ma non amo molto gli ambienti militari e decisamente, per quanto descritte con un livello di vicinanza e comprensione sorprendente per uno scrittore di sesso maschile, due delle protagonista, così viziate e coccolate, così sfacciatamente civette e incurante degli altrui sentimenti, mi son risultate decisamente indigeste.
E se è vero che le truppe di 'Yankees' di cui qui si parla combattono prevalentemente contro le bande violente del Ku Klux, sono rimasta turbata, alla fine del romanzo – per quanto consapevole che questa sia una reazione anti-storica – dalla loro dislocazione nel Dakota, contro Sioux e Cheyennes.
In questo caso, mi sono imbattuta in qualcosa che non mi aspettavo. Non ho certo da biasimare la scrittura, né la capacità dell'autore di evocare quei luoghi, quei tempi (l'America degli anni immediatamente successivi alla guerra civile) e quella società, che lui mostra di conoscere molto bene. Ma non amo molto gli ambienti militari e decisamente, per quanto descritte con un livello di vicinanza e comprensione sorprendente per uno scrittore di sesso maschile, due delle protagonista, così viziate e coccolate, così sfacciatamente civette e incurante degli altrui sentimenti, mi son risultate decisamente indigeste.
E se è vero che le truppe di 'Yankees' di cui qui si parla combattono prevalentemente contro le bande violente del Ku Klux, sono rimasta turbata, alla fine del romanzo – per quanto consapevole che questa sia una reazione anti-storica – dalla loro dislocazione nel Dakota, contro Sioux e Cheyennes.
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