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The true law of the race is progress and development. Whenever civilization pauses in the march of conquest, it is overthrown by the barbarian.


William Gilmore Simms


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Simms then devoted his attention entirely to writing and in rapid succession publiWilliam Gilmore Simmsd Tile Vision of Cones Cain and Other Poems (1829); The Tricolor or Three Days of Blood in Paris (1830); and his strongest poem Atalantis a Tale of the Sea (1832). Still he is known among literary scholars as a major force in Antebellum literature. His writings achieved great prominence during the 19th century with Edgar Allan Poe pronouncing him the best novelist America had ever produced.

His writings achieved great prominence during the 19th century with Edgar Allan Poe pronouncing him the best novelist America had ever produced. He is also remembered for his strong support of slavery and for his opposition to Uncle Tom's Cabin in response to which he wrote reviews and a novel.

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