""John Esten Cooke, Virginian"" is a biography written by John Owen Beaty and published in 1922. The book chronicles the life of John Esten Cooke, a notable American author and Confederate soldier. Born in 1830 in Virginia, Cooke grew up in a family of writers and became a successful novelist himself. However, when the Civil War broke out, Cooke joined the Confederate Army and served as a staff officer for General J.E.B. Stuart. After the war, Cooke...