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Frank Yerby

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Frank Yerby (–) was an American writer, best known for his 1946 historical novel The Foxes of Harrow. [1]

28 relations: Academy Awards, African Americans, Antebellum South, Athens, Augusta, Georgia, Cementerio de la Almudena, Dark Ages (historiography), Fisk University, Francisco Franco, George Worsley Adamson, Goat Song, Gone with the Wind (novel), Heart failure, Judas, My Brother, List of historical novelists, Madrid, Maureen O'Hara, Nicholas Kristof, Paine College, Pericles, Racism, Rex Harrison, The Foxes of Harrow, The Golden Hawk, The New York Times, The Saracen Blade (film), University of Chicago, 20th Century Fox.

Academy Awards

The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are a set of 24 awards for artistic and technical merit in the American film industry, given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership.

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African Americans

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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Antebellum South

The Antebellum era was a period in the history of the Southern United States, from the late 18th century until the start of the American Civil War in 1861, marked by the economic growth of the South.

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Athens

Athens (Αθήνα, Athína; Ἀθῆναι, Athênai) is the capital and largest city of Greece.

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Augusta, Georgia

Augusta, officially Augusta–Richmond County, is a consolidated city-county on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Cementerio de la Almudena

The Cementerio de Nuestra Señora de La Almudena (Our Lady of Almudena Cemetery) is a cemetery in Madrid, Spain.

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Dark Ages (historiography)

The "Dark Ages" is a historical periodization traditionally referring to the Middle Ages, that asserts that a demographic, cultural, and economic deterioration occurred in Western Europe following the decline of the Roman Empire.

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Fisk University

Fisk University is a private historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Francisco Franco

Francisco Franco Bahamonde (4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who ruled over Spain as a military dictator from 1939, after the Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War, until his death in 1975.

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George Worsley Adamson

George Worsley Adamson, RE, MCSD (7 February 1913 – 5 March 2005) was a book illustrator, writer, and cartoonist, who held American and British dual citizenship from 1931.

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Goat Song

Goat Song (1967) is a novel by Frank Yerby describing ancient Sparta and the Peloponnesian War with Athens.

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Gone with the Wind (novel)

Gone with the Wind is a novel by American writer Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936.

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Heart failure

Heart failure (HF), often referred to as congestive heart failure (CHF), is when the heart is unable to pump sufficiently to maintain blood flow to meet the body's needs.

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Judas, My Brother

Judas, My Brother: The Story of the Thirteenth Disciple is a 1968 historical novel by Frank Yerby.

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List of historical novelists

This list provides a list of novelists who have written historical novels.

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Madrid

Madrid is the capital of Spain and the largest municipality in both the Community of Madrid and Spain as a whole.

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Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara (born Maureen FitzSimons; 17 August 192024 October 2015) was an Irish-American actress and singer.

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Nicholas Kristof

Nicholas Donabet Kristof (born April 27, 1959) is an American journalist and political commentator.

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Paine College

Paine College is a private, coeducational historically black liberal arts college located in Augusta, Georgia, United States.

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Pericles

Pericles (Περικλῆς Periklēs, in Classical Attic; c. 495 – 429 BC) was a prominent and influential Greek statesman, orator and general of Athens during the Golden Age — specifically the time between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars.

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Racism

Racism is the belief in the superiority of one race over another, which often results in discrimination and prejudice towards people based on their race or ethnicity.

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Rex Harrison

Sir Reginald Carey Harrison (5 March 1908 – 2 June 1990), known as Rex Harrison, was an English actor of stage and screen.

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The Foxes of Harrow

The Foxes of Harrow is a 1947 adventure film directed by John M. Stahl.

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The Golden Hawk

The Golden Hawk is a 1952 American adventure film, directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Rhonda Fleming and Sterling Hayden, based on the novel of the same name by Frank Yerby.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Saracen Blade (film)

The Saracen Blade is a 1954 swashbuckler film based on the novel by Frank Yerby.

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University of Chicago

The University of Chicago (UChicago, U of C, or Chicago) is a private, non-profit research university in Chicago, Illinois.

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20th Century Fox

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, doing business as 20th Century Fox, is an American film studio currently owned by 21st Century Fox.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Yerby

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