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  • Bibliography:
    21 Books
  • First Book:
    June 1977
  • Latest Book:
    March 2015
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Book List in Order: 21 titles



  • Books for All Kinds of Readers. ReadHowYouWant offers the widest selection of on-demand, accessible format editions on the market today. Our 7 different sizes of EasyReadô are optimized by increasing the font size and spacing between the words and t...



  • This cherished classic of rural American life was a popular success when it first appeared in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. By the early twentieth century, it was nationally acclaimed by critics for its realistic portrayal of a vanis...



  • Not just a history book, this little gem makes a great reader, and what a wonderful way to introduce young children to their American history, with 52 short biographical sketches sure to catch a child?s imagination and with the charming illustrations...



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  • Based on the author’s own life as well as the life of Ohio itinerant preacher Jacob Young, this 1874 novel of a frontier Methodist minister and Bible agent presents a rollicking yet realistic view of early American life in the Midwest. Corn-shuckin...



  • Published in 1872, this novel sets a love story amidst the utopian Millerite sect in pioneer Indiana with its belief in a coming apocalypse "sometime between March 21, 1843 and March 21, 1844," (in the words of its charismatic leader, William Miller)...




  • This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. T...



  • According to Wikipedia: Edward Eggleston (December 10, 1837 - September 3, 1902) was an American historian and novelist. Born in Vevay, Indiana, to Joseph Cary Eggleston and Mary Jane Craig. He became a Methodist minister. He wrote a number of tales,...







  • Published in 1881, this historical romance set in frontier Illinois features a young Abraham Lincoln as a character and is based on the future president's successful defense of an accused murderer....



  • A collection of stories that a former schoolmaster used to tell boys and girls over the years, many of them intended for publication earlier but destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871—books, stereotype plates, and all as the author descri...




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    Published in 1891, this was Eggleston's final novel, before he turned his hand exclusively to history.  Here Eggleston satirizes the wealthy followers of Christian Science and faith healing.  "The book was not written to depreciate anyone's...



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    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...



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    Published in 1878, Roxy was one of Eggleston's best selling novels.  Its heroine, Roxy Adams, is a religious woman whose faith is sorely tested when her husband embarks on an affair that results in an illegitimate child. It is an example of pure...



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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Edward Eggleston has published 21 books.

Edward Eggleston does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Beginners of a Nation, was published in March 2015.

The first book by Edward Eggleston, The Hoosier Schoolmaster, was published in June 1977.

No. Edward Eggleston does not write books in series.