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Question: A great novel of the Civil War was not written until long after the war had ended because!?
a the proper vehicle for such strong material, the realistic novel, had not yet been fully developed in the United States!.


b it was necessary for the intensity of the country's emotions to subside before such a realistic novel would be accepted by the American public!.


c the writers who viewed the war firsthand lacked the skill to adequately describe what was really happening on the battlefields!.


d no American writers of the period were willing to risk visiting the battle sites during the war!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
B!.

The realistic novel was already around in the United States in the 1800s (Mark Twain was writing around and just after the Civil War, for example)!. But evils perpetuated by slavery, and the decimation of half the country, and the personal issues of families divided by war, left a huge scar on America!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

just exactly what was the NAME of this great novel you are talking about!? Gone with the Wind was written in 1939!.!.!. so the author was not even BORN when the war ended in 1865Www@QuestionHome@Com