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  1. The Horse Soldiers (1956) was a fictionalized account of Illinois Colonel Benjamin Grierson’s daring raid through Mississippi during the Civil War. This book became a bestseller and is best known as the inspiration of the John Ford/John Wayne movie The Horses Soldiers (1959).

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  2. Dec 8, 2021 · Bloomington-Normal has a tie to famed actor John Wayne and legendary filmmaker John Ford — hardware store clerk turned author Harold Sinclair. The literary giant had a humble life. “Harold Sinclair was a singular talent in the mid-century, a wounded soul in many ways, but he had keen insights into the human condition,” said McLean County ...

  3. Jan 1, 2001 · by Harold Sinclair (Author) 4.3 20 ratings. See all formats and editions. This novel is a fictionalized account of one of the most daring cavalry raids of all time. Set during the American Civil War, it brings to life the Grierson Raid - the 17-day raid by a Union brigade through the heart of Confederate Mississippi.

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  4. Showing 25 distinct works. sort by. * Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more books, click here . Harold Sinclair has 25 books on Goodreads with 217 ratings. Harold Sinclairs most popular book is The Horse Soldiers (Benjamin Grierson, #1).

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  6. BLOOMINGTON, Ill., May 24 (AP) Harold Sinclair, author of "The Horse Soldiers" and other works, died today after surgery for cancer. He was 59 years old. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

  7. Sinclair, Harold. During his life, Sinclair published a trilogy—American Years (1938), Years of Growth (1940), and Years of Illusion (1941)—which is a partly fictionalized history of Bloomington and McLean County. His most commercially successful novel was Horse Soldiers (1956), which became a best seller and was eventually made into a 1959 ...

  8. The Horse Soldiers. Harold Sinclair. 4.13. 38 ratings10 reviews. This novel is a fictionalized account of one of the most daring cavalry raids of all time. Set during the American Civil War, it brings to life the Grierson Raid - the 17-day raid by a Union brigade through the heart of Confederate Mississippi.

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