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Colonel Effingham's raid
<DIV>Berry Fleming was an American novelist. He is best known for his 1943 novel <I>Colonel Effingham's Raid</I>. He was born in 1899 and died in 1989. Permanent Press reissued several novels in the 80s. He received a resurgence in popularity with the publication of his last novel, <I>Captain Bennett's Folly</I>, in 1989 just months before his death. The work was favorably reviewed in <I>The New York Times</I>, among other publications, and since then many of his earlier neglected novels have been republished with more successful sales than during his lifetime.</DIV>
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- "<DIV>Berry Fleming was an American novelist. He is best known for his 1943 novel <I>Colonel Effingham's Raid</I>. He was born in 1899 and died in 1989. Permanent Press reissued several novels in the 80s. He received a resurgence in popularity with the publication of his last novel, <I>Captain Bennett's Folly</I>, in 1989 just months before his death. The work was favorably reviewed in <I>The New York Times</I>, among other publications, and since then many of his earlier neglected novels have been republished with more successful sales than during his lifetime.</DIV>"@en
- "Set in 1940 Georgia, it is the story of W. Seaborn Effingham, Colonel U.S. Army, retired, who returns to his home town of Fredericksville. The colonel offers to write a weekly column for a local paper, covering the war in Europe. But after many years away from Fredericksville, Effingham doesn't understand how its citizens have abdicated all government to a small, one-party clique, the Home Folks Party. In his colorful, detailed account of Revolutionary and Civil War local history, with occasional attention paid to the growing World War, the Colonel's column stirs up the powers that be. The community is split over whether to renovate or tear down the town courthouse, and there's a showdown in which Effingham is a catalyst. Fleming's barbs seem gentle, but they go deep in this delightful satire as we watch the odd, single-minded, thoroughly upstanding Colonel bring to bear the forces of honesty and common sense. Although the ending isn't officially a victory for him, Effingham really does win. --Publishers Weekly."
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