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William Alexander Caruthers was born in Virginia, but retired to Savannah, Georgia, where he practiced medicine. His works include The Cavaliers of Virginia, or the Recluse of Jamestown; Historical Romance of the Old Dominion; The Kentuckian in New York; or the Adventures of Three Southerns; Knights of the Horse-Shoe: Traditionary Tales of the Old Dominion.

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Works in the EAF Collection

The Kentuckian in New York; or, The Adventures of Three Southerns. By a Virginian (1834) [Volume 1] [Volume 2] (Restricted)

The Cavaliers of Virginia; or, The Recluse of Jamestown. An Historical Romance of the Old Dominion (1834-1835) [Volume 1] [Volume 2] (Restricted)

The Knights of the Horse-shoe: A Traditionary Tale of the Cocked Hat Gentry in the Old Dominion (1845) (Restricted)

Contemporary Biographies

From Oscar Fay Adams, A Dictionary of American Authors (1901)

From Samuel Austin Allibone, A Critical Dictionary of English Literature (1900)

From Evert A. Duyckinck, Cyclopaedia of American Literature (1856)