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9781592284566

Classic Civil War Stories : Twenty Extraordinary Tales of the North and South

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  • ISBN13:

    9781592284566

  • ISBN10:

    1592284566

  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 2004-09-01
  • Publisher: The Lyons Press
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Summary

From the moment the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter up until the present, people have not stopped being fascinated by this war, which claimed 600,000 lives and which has inspired more literature - from poetry to TV documentaries - than any other in American history. Collected here are some of the most extraordinary stories to emerge from the Civil War phenomenon. Some are true and some are fictional, but all focus on the experiences of individuals involved in some way in the ordeal, included are selections by, among others: Ambrose Bierce. Stephen Crane. Sarah Emma Edmonds. John Fox. G. A. Henty. Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Mary Ann Loughborough. John McElroy. John G. Nicolay. Randall Parrish. Philip Henry Sheridan

Author Biography

LISA PURCELL extensively studied Civil War literature as a doctoral candidate in American History at Princeton University. She is also the editor of Classic Love Stories. Now a freelance editor, she lives in New York City.

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