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Thompson, William Tappan
Thompson, William Tappan (1812–82), Ohio‐born humorist of the Old Southwest, after 1835 lived mainly in Georgia, where for a time he was associated as a newspaper editor with A.B. Longstreet, his model in his humorous depictions of the Georgia cracker. His dialect short stories, which capture the quality of the oral storyteller, realistically portray the life of Georgia in the way Seba Smith's letters treat the Down East background. These tales are collected in Major Jones's Courtship (1843, enlarged 1844); Chronicles of Pineville (1845), republished as Scenes in Georgia (1858?); and Major Jones's Sketches of Travel (1848). In addition to his editorial work on various newspapers, Thompson wrote Rancy Cottem's Courtship (1879) and John's Alive …and Other Sketches (1883).
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Thompson, William Tappan." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Thompson, William Tappan." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-ThompsonWilliamTappan.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Thompson, William Tappan." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-ThompsonWilliamTappan.html |
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William T. Thompson
William T. Thompson 1812–82, American humorist and editor, b. Ravenna, Ohio. He was founder and editor of the Savannah Morning News, which became one of the most prominent newspapers in Georgia. In his editorials he often defended slavery. He is remembered for his use of dialect in short stories about life among the Georgia Crackers. They are collected in several volumes, including Major Jones's Courtship (1843) and Chronicles of Pineville (1845). |
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"William T. Thompson." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "William T. Thompson." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ThmpsnWT.html "William T. Thompson." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ThmpsnWT.html |
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