Jack Matthews

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Jack Matthews (22 July 1925 – 28 November 2013) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright and former professor. He published 7 novels, 7 collections of short stories, a novella, and 8 volumes of essays. He was an avid book collector, and many of his book finds served as a basis for his essays and the historical topics he explored in his fiction. His 1972 novel The Charisma Campaigns was nominated by Walker Percy for the National Book Award. He has often made 19th century America and the Civil War period the setting for his fiction, starting with his 1981 novel Sassafras and most recently with the 2011 novel Gambler's Nephew (which tells the story of how an abolitionist accidentally kills an escaped slave) and a 2015 story collection Soldier Boys: Tales of the Civil War. His plays have been performed at multiple theaters around the country.

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A Worker's Writebook
Representative edition published 2011
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The Gamblers Nephew
Representative edition published 2011
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Reading matter
Representative edition published 2000
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Time And Money.com
Representative edition published 2000
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Booking pleasures
Representative edition published 1996
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Toys go to war
Representative edition published 1995
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Storyhood as we know it and other tales
Representative edition published 1993
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On the Shore of That Beautiful Shore
Representative edition published 1991
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Dirty tricks
Representative edition published 1990
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Dirty Tricks
Representative edition published 1990
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Memoirs of a bookman
Representative edition published 1990
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Booking in the heartland
Representative edition published 1986
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Crazy Women
Representative edition published 1986
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Ghostly populations
Representative edition published 1986
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Crazy women
Representative edition published 1985
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Sassafras
Representative edition published 1983
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Dubious persuasions
Representative edition published 1981
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Tales of the Ohio land
Representative edition published 1978
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Collecting rare books for pleasure and profit
Representative edition published 1977
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Archetypal Themes in Modern Story
Representative edition published 1973
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Archetypal themes in the modern story
Representative edition published 1973
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Pictures of the journey back
Representative edition published 1973
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The charisma campaigns
Representative edition published 1972
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The tale of Asa Bean
Representative edition published 1971
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