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William Gilmore Simms
Born: April 17, 1806
Died: June 11, 1870 (aged 64)
Bio: William Gilmore Simms was a poet, novelist and historian from the American South. His writings achieved great prominence during the 19th century, with Edgar Allan Poe pronouncing him the best novelist America had ever produced.
Known for:
- The Yemassee (1835)
- The Cassique of Kiawah: A Colonial Romance (1859)
- The Life of Francis Marion (1840)
- Richard Hurdis, a tale of Alabama (1855)
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