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1938
ACTION AT AQUILA
Hervey Allen
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ACTION AT AQUILA

by Hervey Allen

Farrar & Rinehart · 1938

Peak rank

#1

Weeks on list

11

Weeks at #1

2

Debuted

March 1938

Chart History

#1510151938

11 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, including 2 weeks at #1

Union Colonel Nathaniel Franklin flinches at burning the Confederate officer Crittenden's house during the Shenandoah campaign. As the campaign winds its way through many adventures towards the title battle, Franklin realizes he is in love with Mrs. Crittenden, the officer's widow.

All Appearances

3NEWMarch 14, 1938wk 1
1↑2March 21, 1938wk 2
2↓1March 28, 1938wk 3
1↑1April 4, 1938wk 4
2↓1April 11, 1938wk 5
3NEWApril 18, 1938
3—April 25, 1938wk 7
5↓2May 2, 1938wk 8
5—May 9, 1938wk 9
6NEWMay 16, 1938
7↓1May 23, 1938wk 11

Details

Published
1938
Pages
392
Publisher
Farrar & Rinehart
Categories
Man-woman relationships

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