John Esten Cooke
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About
A nineteenth-century American fiction and non-fiction writer and poet, he published thirty-one books and nearly two-hundred articles and poems. His best-known works include The Virginia Comedians and The Youth of Jefferson.
Before Fame
He practiced law for a short time in Richmond, Virginia. During the American Civil War, he fought for the Confederacy in the First Battle of Bull Run.
Trivia
The John Esten Cooke Fiction Award was named in his honor.
Family Life
He and his twelve siblings grew up on a Winchester, Virginia plantation. He married Frances Page in 1867.
Associated With
He wrote one of the first biographies of Stonewall Jackson.
