description: John De Forest's own experience as a captain in the Civil War lends credence to his battlefield scenes, but when this novel was published in 1867, genteel readers were affronted by De Forest's frank views of war and sex. However, modern readers will enjoy this story of a southern woman who comes to New Boston with her father in 1861 and is changed forever by the war.
title: Miss Ravenels Conversion
titlecomplete: Miss Ravenels Conversion
genres: American History, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Civil War, American Novels, Fiction, Literature, American Civil War, American
ratings_count: 110
publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston