The unique anthology gathers nineteen works of fiction by a renowned group of writers who lived and worked in the Civil War era. These contemporary voices from the North and the South, male and female, in the war or observed first-hand, give this collection a rare sense of authenticity. Including authors Mark Twain, Henry James, Louisa May Alcott, Ambrose Bierce, Stephen Crane, Bret Harte, and more, each story reflects the writer's personal experience of the time, and will captivate readers--fans of literature and Civil War buffs alike--with riveting tales of battle, bravery, love, and tragedy.
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The unique anthology gathers nineteen works of fiction by a renowned group of writers who lived and worked in the Civil War era. These contemporary voices from the North and the South, male and female, in the war or observed first-hand, give this collection a rare sense of authenticity. Including authors Mark Twain, Henry James, Louisa May Alcott, Ambrose Bierce, Stephen Crane, Bret Harte, and more, each story reflects the writer's personal experience of the time, and will captivate readers--fans of literature and Civil War buffs alike--with riveting tales of battle, bravery, love, and tragedy.
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S. T. Joshi (Seattle, WA) is a freelance writer, scholar, and editor whose previous books include Documents of American Prejudice; In Her Place: A Documentary History of Prejudice against Women; God's Defenders: What They Believe and Why They Are Wrong; Atheism: A Reader; H. L. Mencken on Religion; The Agnostic Reader; and What Is Man? And Other Irreverent Essays by Mark Twain.
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We met in the beginning of the action, I and my enemy, Richard Withers-he on foot, I mounted. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Crowe, Miss Cooper, Marse John, Squire Jack, Uncle John, Corporal Billee, Tom Burton, Black Maria, Colonel Bellamy, New York, Madam Bellamy, Des Pertuis, Marse Beau, Miss Stratford, Atlantic Monthly, Bull Run, New Orleans, Old Tige, Mademoiselle Couper, Tom Hemingway, Billy Norris, Little Lamkin's Battery, Lou Ann, United States, Barr Lassiter New!
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We met in the beginning of the action, I and my enemy, Richard Withers-he on foot, I mounted. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Crowe, Miss Cooper, Marse John, Squire Jack, Uncle John, Corporal Billee, Tom Burton, Black Maria, Colonel Bellamy, New York, Madam Bellamy, Des Pertuis, Marse Beau, Miss Stratford, Atlantic Monthly, Bull Run, New Orleans, Old Tige, Mademoiselle Couper, Tom Hemingway, Billy Norris, Little Lamkin's Battery, Lou Ann, United States, Barr Lassiter New!
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- The Civil War (Great American Writers Series) by Stephen Crane in Front Matter, page 19, and page 51
- The Little Regiment and Other Civil War Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) by Stephen Crane in Front Matter, and page 28
- Tales of Soldiers and Civilians: and Other Stories (Penguin Classics) by Ambrose Bierce in Front Matter, and page 51
- The Red Badge Of Courage by Stephen Crane in Front Matter, and page 28
- The Red Badge of Courage (Tor Classics) by Stephen Crane in Front Matter, and page 28
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