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Rising in flames: Sherman's March and the fight for a new nation

By Dickey , Jeff D

Book information

Publisher
Pegasus Books
Year
2018
ISBN
9781681777573, 9781681778259, 1681777576
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
40 MB (41970977 bytes)
Edition
First Pegasus books edition
Pages
xxvii, 413 Seiten, 24 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln : I
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
1861-1865 / Campaigns;Georgia / History / Civil Wa1861-1865 / Social aspects;Georgia;United States1861-1865;History;Nonfiction;HISTORY / United Stat1861-1865;United States / History / Civil War

Description

Dickey shares new perspectives into Sherman's epic March to the Sea. He profiles profiling the heated divides of the antebellum years, and how Sherman's legendary march through Georgia and the Carolinas forced the nation to reckon with a century of injustice. This social history also reveals the roles of women and African Americans who took active roles in the military campaign as soldiers, builders, and activists. Two armies in Washington -- . - The western edge -- . - Tip of the sword -- . - Echoes of Chickamauga -- . - Three views of Chattanooga -- . - Heroes in the field -- . - Damn your officers -- . - The wheel -- . - The anvil -- . - Shadowy territory -- . - Comrades in dirt -- . - All around them light as day -- . - Yell like the devil -- . - Sentinels -- . - Fire and sword -- . - To Raleigh -- . - The Grand Review -- . - The fires to come.

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