My father, age 88, has been living in a nursing home for the past several years. In his earlier retirement, after a lifetime of rarely reading, he suddenly became a voracious reader, picking up historical novels, personal stories, crime thrillers, and more. But, more recently, his eyesight...
In the context of this interplay between history and fiction, William Faulkner's The Unvanquished is listed among the novels dedicated to the Southern experience in the Civil War. Long dismissed as a less important novel, The Unvanquished is not merely another War novel, but a subtle and ...
Just curious if you have any historical sources for the proper "spelling" of The Lancers Quadrille(s). Spare Parts has it as "Lancers" on the original [Civil War Ballroom] CD, but as "Lancer's" in their sheet music book. I've also seen it as Lancers' on the web. Any thoughts?
Young Heroes of History is a series of books that focuses on one family and how they are affected by the Civil War. Each book deals with a different family member and sometimes they bring in friends of the family. (As in Book 7 where we read about a free black who has joined the ar...
丛书名: Civil War Trilogy 平装: 368页 语种: 英语 ISBN: 034540727X 条形码: 9780345407276 商品尺寸: 13.9 x 2.1 x 20.8 cm 商品重量: 272 g 品牌: Ballantine Books ASIN: 034540727X 商品描述 "MY FAVORITE HISTORICAL NOVEL . . . A superb re-creation of the Battle of Gettysburg, but its real...
Mark Barie's New Civil War Novel: "War Calls, Love Cries" is now available at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com. An innocent farmboy from upstate New York whose dreams are shattered when the Civil War erupts. This is Mark's debut novel.
John Paul Davis is the international bestselling author of eleven thriller novels and four works of historical non-fiction. His debut thriller,The Templar Agenda, was a UK top 20 bestseller; The Cortés Trilogy has also been an international bestseller. As well as being a thriller author, his...
DM: As a writer of historical fiction myself, I have faced many of the same challenges. Thank you for sharing these insights into the creation of your historical novels.SLRhopes you find happiness and success in your writing careers.
The Leverett letters: Correspondence of a South Carolina family, 1851-1868. Poole, WS 82-84 Fiction as fact: "The horse soldiers" and popular memory. Rafuse, ES 84-85 Two novels by Mary Chesnut. JanneyLucas, C 85-87 Civil war St. Louis. Chesson, MB 87-88...
A favorite blood sport of the Civil War community is to pick apart the historical accuracy of novels and movies. I’m going to avoid that with Ralph Peter’s new novelDarkness at Chancellorsvillefor two reasons. First, the inaccuracies are few and minor, and a couple might be the result ...