George Alfred Townsend
George Alfred Townsend was an American journalist and novelist who worked under the pen name Gath. He was one of the youngest war correspondents during the American Civil War. Over the course of his career he worked for multiple newspapers including the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Press, New York Herald, New York World and Chicago Tribune. He became well known as Washington D.C. correspondent for the New York World and his coverage of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. He turned his daily reports into a book, The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth, published in 1865. In 1871, he established and edited the Washington D.C. newspaper the Capital along with Donn Piatt, but left the venture soon after its creation.
The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth
In a nation's capital a plot unfolds, forever changing the course of history with one gunshot fired in a crowded theater.
By George Alfred Townsend
Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War
See the Civil War through the fresh eyes of a reporter, who longs for adventure but remains tied to the harsh realities of conflict.
By George Alfred Townsend
Tales of the Chesapeake
Set in the historic Chesapeake Bay, a series of tales blends folklore, redemption, and the yearning for simpler times.
By George Alfred Townsend
The Entailed Hat; Or, Patty Cannon's Times
In a quaint, early American town, a man's peculiar headwear sparks questions of identity, class, and the weight of hidden legacies.
By George Alfred Townsend
Bohemian Days: Three American Tales
In post-Civil War Paris, former Southern aristocrats risk everything as they confront poverty, gamble with fate, and struggle with their lost identities.
By George Alfred Townsend