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Townsend was a noted American war correspondent who wrote dispatches, travelogues, and other types of historical fiction dealing with America. He was also an acquaintance of Mark Twain's.

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Tales of the Chesapeake is a book written by George Alfred Townsend, a prominent American journalist and author of the 19th century. The book is a collection of short stories that revolve around the Chesapeake Bay, a large estuary on the eastern coast of the United States. The... Read Full Overview

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"Tales of the Chesapeake" from George Alfred Townsend. War correspondent during the American Civil War (1841-1914).

Tales Of The Chesapeake is a book written by George Alfred Townsend, and it is a collection of stories that are set in and around the Chesapeake Bay area. The book is divided into several sections, each containing a number of short stories that are inspired by the author's experiences... Read Full Overview

Tales of the Chesapeake is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1880. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher... Read Full Overview

George Alfred Townsend was a noted war correspondent during the American Civil War, and a later novelist. Townsend wrote under the pen name "Gath", which was derived by adding an "H" to his initials, and inspired by the biblical passage II Samuel 1:20, "Tell it not in Gath, publish... Read Full Overview