Thiswonderfulcollectionofstories,originallypublishedin1942,ishererepublishedwithanewintroductorybiography.Benetwasanaccomplishedwriteratanearlyage,havinghadhisfirstbookpublishedat17.Hisbestknownworksarethebook-lengthnarrativepoemAmericanCivilWar,JohnBrown'sBody(1928),andtwoshortstories,TheDevilandDanielWebster(1936)andBytheWatersofBabylon(1937)."