The Proud and the Free
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The Proud and the Free is a historical novel by Howard Fast that dramatizes the 1799–1800 mutiny of American soldiers at Fort Fayette, exploring themes of class struggle, injustice, and the fight for democratic rights in the early United States.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Proud and the Free canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | historical novel ⓘ |
| author | Howard Fast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
abuse of power by military authorities
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conditions of rank-and-file soldiers ⓘ tension between authority and democratic ideals ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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political fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Fort Fayette mutiny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
1799–1800 mutiny of American soldiers
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Fort Fayette mutiny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | dramatization of historical events ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
class-conscious
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left-wing ⓘ |
| portrays |
American soldiers
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officer-enlisted class divisions ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Fort Fayette
NERFINISHED
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United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime |
1799
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1800 ⓘ |
| theme |
class struggle
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early American democracy ⓘ fight for democratic rights ⓘ military mutiny ⓘ oppression of common soldiers ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
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