Title | 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 |
Authors | Holman, Jesse Lynch |
Publisher | William Gerard |
City | Frankfort, KY |
Keywords | American Revolutionary War; pioneers; soldiers |
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 |