{ "item_title" : "The Cavalier", "item_author" : [" George W. Cable "], "item_description" : "The Cavalier is a novel written by George W. Cable. It is set in Louisiana during the Civil War and Reconstruction era. The story follows the life of a young Confederate soldier named Philip Sterling. After being wounded in battle, Sterling is taken in by a wealthy Creole family, the De Grapions. He falls in love with their daughter, Claire, but their relationship is complicated by the war and their differing loyalties. As the war comes to an end, Sterling must navigate the challenges of Reconstruction and the changing social and political landscape of the South. The novel explores themes of love, loyalty, and the struggle to rebuild a society torn apart by war.1906. Cable, American short-story writer and novelist, is known for his tales dealing with the Creoles of New Orleans. The book begins: Our camp was in the heart of Copiah County, Mississippi, a mile or so west of Gallatin and about six miles east of that once robber-haunted road, the Natchez Trace. Austin's brigade, we were, a detached body of mixed Louisiana and Mississippi cavalry, getting our breath again after two weeks' hard fighting of Grant. Grierson's raid had lately gone the entire length of the State, and we had had a hard, vain chase after him, also. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/16/272/424/1162724242_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "32.95", "online_price" : "32.95", "our_price" : "32.95", "club_price" : "32.95", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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