Benton's Row is a 1954 historical novel by the American writer Frank Yerby. It was ranked tenth on the Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels that year.[1] It was one of several of his books set in nineteenth century Louisiana.[2] It follows the progress of four generations of the Benton family culminating in World War 1.[3]

Benton's Row
1956 edition
AuthorFrank Yerby
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical
PublisherDial Press
Publication date
1954
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages346

References

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  1. ^ Korda p.114
  2. ^ Davis p.51
  3. ^ Bonner Jr. p.81

Bibliography

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  • Bonner Jr., John W. Bibliography of Georgia Authors, 1949–1965. University of Georgia Press, 2010.
  • Davis, Thadious M. Southscapes: Geographies of Race, Region, and Literature. University of North Carolina Press, 2011.
  • Korda, Michael. Making the List: A Cultural History of the American Bestseller, 1900–1999 : as Seen Through the Annual Bestseller Lists of Publishers Weekly. Barnes & Noble Publishing, 2001.