Works in the Collection      Biographies

William Tappan Thompson, a Savannah journalist, authored works of regional fiction, including Major Jones's Courtship, Major Jones's Sketches of Travel, and Major Jones's Characters of Pineville.

---

Works in the EAF Collection

Chronicles of Pineville: Embracing Sketches of Georgia Scenes, Incidents, and Characters (1845) (Restricted)

Major Jones's Sketches of Travel, Comprising the Scenes, Incidents, and Adventures in His Tour from Georgia to Canada (1848) (Restricted)

"The Unclad Horseman" from Polly Peablossom's Wedding (1851) (Restricted)

Contemporary Biographies

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