James Maurice Thompson (September 9, 1844 - February 15, 1901) was an American novelist, poet, essayist and naturalist. Alice of Old Vincennes, written by Maurice Thompson in 1900, is a novel set in Vincennes during the American Revolutionary War. The book was a popular best-seller. It was the tenth-highest best selling book in the United States in 1900, and the second best selling book in 1901 (bested only by The Crisis). 2] It was listed as the best-selling book in the United States in six consecutive monthly issues of The Bookman, from January through June 1901 (tied with Eben Holden for...

James Maurice Thompson (September 9, 1844 - February 15, 1901) was an American novelist, poet, essayist and naturalist.James Maurice Thompson was born in 1844 in Fairfield, Indiana, to a Baptist minister and his wife. Near the end of the decade, the family moved to northern Georgia. He was educated by tutors in the classical languages, literature, French and mathematics; he used his mathematical training to advantage by becoming a civil engineer. During the Civil War, Maurice Thompson and his brother Will Henry Thompson (born 1846) served in the Confederate Army. After the war, Thompson took...

MASS MATTER MAGIC divulges the secret workings of this artist's feminine mechanics. Raw and tender, this collection is a soulful journey pushing itself outward. Wilson's verse manifests concurrent development of the emotional and cerebral selves, the interweaving of thought and desire. The voice of internal speculation Wilson provides calls for the whole self to report for reconfiguration. The honest observations concerning womanhood, race, family, relationships and spirituality are a resounding charge to embrace what is and release what isn't in order to pursue what could be.

Alice of Old Vincennes By Maurice Thompson

Alice of Old Vincennes: Large Print By Maurice Thompson