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Elliott Crayton McCants (September 2, 1865 – October 23, 1953), was an American author and educator from South Carolina. McCants was born outside Ninety Six, South Carolina in 1865,〔(26 March 1904). (About Authors ), ''The New York Times''〕 and graduated from The Citadel in 1886.〔Epps, Edwin C. (Literary South Carolina ), p. 70 (2004)〕 McCants published his first short story in the ''New York Evening Post'' in 1898, and subsequently published many stories in other popular magazines of the day, as well as writing a column for local newspapers. His writings also include the Reconstruction Era novel ''In the Red Hills'' (1904),〔(13 June 1904). (News of the Book World ), ''Minneapolis Journal''〕〔(7 May 1904). (A Tale of Carolina (book review) ), ''The New York Times''〕 ''One of the Grayjackets and Other Stories'' (a short story collection) (1908),〔(Library of Southern Literature, Volume 15 ), p. 272 (1919)〕 ''Histories, Stories, and Legends of South Carolina'' (1927), ''White Oak Farm'' (1928), and ''Ninety Six'' (1930). Much of his writing was set in South Carolina.〔McCants, Clyde (3 November 1994). (Elliott Crayton McCants left a written legacy ), ''The Herald-Independent'' (Winnsboro, South Carolina) (note that this article is written by McCants' grandson from personal recollections)〕 He retired from teaching in the late 1940s, having long served as the superintendent of schools for Anderson, South Carolina.〔(28 October 1953). (Elliott Crayton McCants ), ''News and Courier''〕 In 1996, he was inducted into the South Carolina Academy of Authors.〔( The South Carolina Academy of Authors - Our Literary Hall of Fame with Year of Induction ), http://scacademyofauthors.org/scaa.inductees.html, Retrieved 29 August 2013〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elliott Crayton McCants」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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