The Hornet's Nest (novel)

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The Hornet's Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary War
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First edition
Author Jimmy Carter
LanguageEnglish
Genre Fiction
Published2003 (Simon & Schuster)
Publication placeUnited States
Media type
Pages465
ISBN 978-0-7432-5544-8

The Hornet's Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary War is a 2003 novel by Jimmy Carter. It features the American Revolutionary War as fought in the Deep South, and is the first fictional publication by any president of the United States. [1]

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