The Prisoners of Niagara, or Errors of Education: A New Novel, Founded on Fact

Year of Publication
1810
Publication Type
Novel
Number of Pages or Episodes
357 p.
Language
English
Contributors Author: Jesse Lynch Holman
Publisher
William Gerard
City
Frankfort, KY
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Abstract
The novel’s hero, Evermont, is confined in British Ft. Niagara at the end of the American Revolution before he sets out on an American tour. Several scenes take place in Western Pennsylvania.
Author Biography
Jesse Lynch Holman (1784-1842), born in Kentucky, was an attorney, politician and federal judge, as well as a novelist, poet, city planner, and preacher.
Time
1780s
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