Elliott Crayton McCants
Elliott Crayton McCants | |
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.jpg) E. Crayton McCants circa 1904 | |
| Born | September 2, 1865 |
| Died | October 23, 1953 (aged 88) |
| Occupation(s) | Author, educator |
Elliott Crayton McCants (September 2, 1865 – October 23, 1953), was an American writer and educator from South Carolina.
McCants was born outside Ninety Six, South Carolina in 1865,[1] and graduated from The Citadel in 1886.[2]
McCants published his first short story in the New York Evening Post in 1898, and subsequently published many stories in other popular magazines of the day, as well as writing a column for local newspapers. His writings also include the Reconstruction Era novel In the Red Hills (1904),[3][4] One of the Grayjackets and Other Stories (a short story collection) (1908),[5] Histories, Stories, and Legends of South Carolina (1927), White Oak Farm (1928), and Ninety Six (1930). Much of his writing was set in South Carolina.[6]
He retired from teaching in the late 1940s, having long served as the superintendent of schools for Anderson, South Carolina.[7]
In 1996, he was inducted into the South Carolina Academy of Authors.[8]
References
- ^ (26 March 1904). About Authors, The New York Times
- ^ Epps, Edwin C. Literary South Carolina, p. 70 (2004)
- ^ (13 June 1904). News of the Book World, Minneapolis Journal
- ^ (7 May 1904). A Tale of Carolina (book review), The New York Times
- ^ Library of Southern Literature, Volume 15, p. 272 (1919)
- ^ McCants, Clyde (3 November 1994). Elliott Crayton McCants left a written legacy, The Herald-Independent (Winnsboro, South Carolina) (note that this article is written by McCants' grandson from personal recollections)
- ^ (28 October 1953). Elliott Crayton McCants, News and Courier
- ^ The South Carolina Academy of Authors - Our Literary Hall of Fame with Year of Induction, http://scacademyofauthors.org/scaa.inductees.html Archived 2013-11-16 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 29 August 2013
External links
- Inventory of the Elliott Crayton McCants Papers, 1886-1950, Duke University Libraries
- In the Red Hills (1904) (full scan via Google books)
- One of the Grayjackets (1908)(full scan via Google books)
- History, Stories, and Legends of South Carolina (1927) (full scan via Hathi Trust)
- White Oak Farm (1928) (full scan via Hathi Trust)