William Gilmore Simms, the Glossary
William Gilmore Simms (April 17, 1806 – June 11, 1870) was a poet, novelist, politician and historian from the American South.[1]
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51 relations: American Civil War, American Revolutionary War, Anti-Tom literature, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Broadway Journal, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Charleston, South Carolina, Confederate States of America, Donald Davidson (poet), Edgar Allan Poe, Edmund Ruffin, Edward Brickell White, Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, Francis Marion, George Frederick Holmes, Hanahan, South Carolina, Harriet Martineau, Huguenots, James Fenimore Cooper, James H. Hammond, John Laurens, John Smith (explorer), League of the South, Lee Clark Mitchell, Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, Magnolia Cemetery (Charleston, South Carolina), Monody, Nathanael Greene, Nathaniel Beverley Tucker, Neo-Confederates, Online Books Page, Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, Plantation complexes in the Southern United States, Princeton University Press, Rufus Wilmot Griswold, Slavery in the United States, South Atlantic Review, South Carolina, South Carolina House of Representatives, South Carolina literature, Southern Gothic, Southern United States, St. Cecilia Society, The Battery (Charleston), The Yemassee, Uncle Tom's Cabin, University of Alabama, White nationalism, White supremacy, William Gilmore Simms, ... Expand index (1 more) »
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.
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American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a military conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.
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Anti-Tom literature
Anti-Tom literature consists of the 19th century pro-slavery novels and other literary works written in response to Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography is a six-volume collection of biographies of notable people involved in the history of the New World.
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Broadway Journal
The Broadway Journal was a short-lived New York City-based newspaper founded by Charles Frederick Briggs and John Bisco in 1844 and was published from January 1845 to January 1846.
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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (February 25, 1746 – August 16, 1825) was an American statesman, military officer and Founding Father who served as United States Minister to France from 1796 to 1797. William Gilmore Simms and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney are American proslavery activists.
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Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston metropolitan area.
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Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States (C.S.), the Confederacy, or the South, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865.
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Donald Davidson (poet)
Donald Grady Davidson (August 8, 1893 – April 25, 1968) was an American poet, essayist, social and literary critic, and author. William Gilmore Simms and Donald Davidson (poet) are writers of American Southern literature.
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Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, author, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. William Gilmore Simms and Edgar Allan Poe are 19th-century American novelists, 19th-century American poets and writers of American Southern literature.
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Edmund Ruffin
Edmund Ruffin III (January 5, 1794 – June 17, 1865) was a wealthy Virginia planter who served in the Virginia Senate from 1823 to 1827.
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Edward Brickell White
Edward Brickell White (January 29, 1806 – May 10, 1882), also known as E. B. White, was an architect in the United States.
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Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition
The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911) is a 29-volume reference work, an edition of the real Encyclopædia Britannica.
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Francis Marion
Brigadier General Francis Marion (1732 – February 27, 1795), also known as the "Swamp Fox", was an American military officer, planter, and politician who served during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.
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George Frederick Holmes
George Frederick Holmes (c. 1820 – November 4, 1897), emigrated to the United States where he taught history and literature and became the first Chancellor of the University of Mississippi (from 1848 to 1849).
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Hanahan, South Carolina
Hanahan is a city in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States.
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Harriet Martineau
Harriet Martineau (12 June 1802 – 27 June 1876) was an English social theorist.
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Huguenots
The Huguenots were a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed (Calvinist) tradition of Protestantism.
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James Fenimore Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century, whose historical romances depicting colonial and indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries brought him fame and fortune. William Gilmore Simms and James Fenimore Cooper are 19th-century American novelists.
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James H. Hammond
James Henry Hammond (November 15, 1807 – November 13, 1864) was an American attorney, politician, and planter. William Gilmore Simms and James H. Hammond are American proslavery activists and South Carolina lawyers.
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John Laurens
John Laurens (October 28, 1754 – August 27, 1782) was an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, best known for his criticism of slavery and his efforts to help recruit slaves to fight for their freedom as U.S. soldiers.
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John Smith (explorer)
John Smith (baptized 6 January 1580 – 21 June 1631) was an English soldier, explorer, colonial governor, admiral of New England, and author.
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League of the South
The League of the South (LS) is an American white nationalist, neo-Confederate, white supremacist organization that says its goal is "a free and independent Southern republic".
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Lee Clark Mitchell
Lee Clark Mitchell (born 1947) is an American author and professor American studies and literature.
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Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
The lieutenant governor of Alabama is the president of the Alabama Senate, elected to serve a four-year term.
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Magnolia Cemetery (Charleston, South Carolina)
Magnolia Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Monody
In music, monody refers to a solo vocal style distinguished by having a single melodic line and instrumental accompaniment.
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Nathanael Greene
Major-General Nathanael Greene (August 7, 1742 – June 19, 1786) was an American military officer and planter who served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
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Nathaniel Beverley Tucker
Nathaniel Beverley Tucker (September 6, 1784 – August 26, 1851) was an American author, judge, legal scholar, and political essayist. William Gilmore Simms and Nathaniel Beverley Tucker are 19th-century American novelists and writers of American Southern literature.
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Neo-Confederates
Neo-Confederates are groups and individuals who portray the Confederate States of America and its actions during the American Civil War in a positive light.
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Online Books Page
The Online Books Page is an index of e-text books available on the Internet.
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Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard
Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard (c. 1476 – 30 April 1524) was a French knight and military leader at the transition between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, generally known as the Chevalier de Bayard.
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Plantation complexes in the Southern United States
Plantation complexes were common on agricultural plantations in the Southern United States from the 17th into the 20th century.
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Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press is an independent publisher with close connections to Princeton University.
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Rufus Wilmot Griswold
Rufus Wilmot Griswold (February 13, 1815 – August 27, 1857) was an American anthologist, editor, poet, and critic.
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Slavery in the United States
The legal institution of human chattel slavery, comprising the enslavement primarily of Africans and African Americans, was prevalent in the United States of America from its founding in 1776 until 1865, predominantly in the South.
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South Atlantic Review
The South Atlantic Review is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by the South Atlantic Modern Language Association.
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South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States.
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South Carolina House of Representatives
The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly.
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South Carolina literature
The literature of South Carolina, United States, includes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
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Southern Gothic
Southern Gothic is an artistic subgenre of fiction, country music, film, theatre, and television that are heavily influenced by Gothic elements and the American South.
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Southern United States
The Southern United States, sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, Dixieland, or simply the South, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States.
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St. Cecilia Society
The St.
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The Battery (Charleston)
The Battery is a landmark defensive seawall and promenade in Charleston, South Carolina.
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The Yemassee
The Yemassee: A Romance of Carolina is an 1835 historical novel by American writer William Gilmore Simms.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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University of Alabama
The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, the Capstone, or Bama) is a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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White nationalism
White nationalism is a type of racial nationalism or pan-nationalism which espouses the belief that white people are a raceHeidi Beirich and Kevin Hicks.
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White supremacy
White supremacy is the belief that white people are superior to those of other races and thus should dominate them.
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William Gilmore Simms
William Gilmore Simms (April 17, 1806 – June 11, 1870) was a poet, novelist, politician and historian from the American South. William Gilmore Simms and William Gilmore Simms are 19th-century American historians, 19th-century American novelists, 19th-century American poets, American proslavery activists, Deaths from cancer in South Carolina, historians of the American Revolution, historians of the Southern United States, novelists from South Carolina, South Carolina lawyers and writers of American Southern literature.
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Yamasee War
The Yamasee War (also spelled Yamassee or Yemassee) was a conflict fought in South Carolina from 1715 to 1717 between British settlers from the Province of Carolina and the Yamasee, who were supported by a number of allied Native American peoples, including the Muscogee, Cherokee, Catawba, Apalachee, Apalachicola, Yuchi, Savannah River Shawnee, Congaree, Waxhaw, Pee Dee, Cape Fear, Cheraw, and others.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gilmore_Simms
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