The Hornet's Nest (novel)
Book by Jimmy Carter
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The Hornet's Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary War is a 2003 novel by Jimmy Carter. It features the American Revolutionary War as fought in the Deep South, and is the first fictional publication by any president of the United States.[1]
 First edition | |
| Author | Jimmy Carter |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Published | 2003 (Simon & Schuster) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 465 |
| ISBN | 978-0-7432-5544-8 |
The New York Times likened Carter's prose to a school teacher delivering a lesson. It praised his "congenial" tone and meticulous descriptions of colonial life but felt the narrative was bogged down by long explanations of political events.[1] In a 2024 retrospective on Carter's life, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution called it "flawed fiction" but still described it as worthy of attention.[2]
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