''The Hornet's Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary War'' is a 2003 novel by

Jimmy Carter James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924December 29, 2024) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party ...

. It features the

American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which Am ...

as fought in the

Deep South The Deep South or the Lower South is a cultural and geographic subregion of the Southern United States. The term is used to describe the states which were most economically dependent on Plantation complexes in the Southern United States, plant ...

, and is the first fictional publication by any

president of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal government of t ...

. The ''

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'' likened Carter's prose to a school teacher delivering a lesson. It praised his "congenial" tone and meticulous descriptions of colonial life but felt the narrative was bogged down by long explanations of political events. In a 2024 retrospective on Carter's life, the ''

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'' called it "flawed fiction" but still described it as worthy of attention.

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* 2003 American novels Novels set during the American Revolutionary War Books by Jimmy Carter Works about the American Revolution Books written by presidents of the United States {{AmericanRevolutionaryWar-novel-stub