This classic works by Bent was originally published posthumously in 1944. We are republishing this work with a new introductory biography. Bent was an accomplished writer at an early age, having had his first book published at 17. His best known works are the book-length narrative poem American Civil War, John Brown's Body (1928), and two short stories, The Devil and Daniel Webster (1936) and By the Waters of Babylon (1937).
This classic works by Bent was originally published posthumously in 1944. We are republishing this work with a new introductory biography. Bent was an accomplished writer at an early age, having had his first book published at 17. His best known works are the book-length narrative poem American Civil War, John Brown's Body (1928), and two short stories, The Devil and Daniel Webster (1936) and By the Waters of Babylon (1937).