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Remember Ben Clayton
Stephen Harrigan · historical fiction
A sculptor memorializes a rancher’s son killed in WWI (SAH Prize 2013).
About this historical novel
Remember Ben Clayton by Stephen Harrigan is historical fiction set around 1920s in the World War I era / Interwar period with key settings including Texas, United States. A sculptor memorializes a rancher’s son killed in WWI (SAH Prize 2013).
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Plot summary
A sculptor memorializes a rancher’s son killed in WWI (SAH Prize 2013).
Awards
- ★ Society of American Historians Prize for Historical Fiction · 2013 (winner)
Biennial US prize (formerly James Fenimore Cooper Prize) for historical fiction on an American subject.
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Regions & places
North America
Texas · United States
Themes
- war
- grief
- art
Tags
award-winner