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4.0 out of 5 stars
A quieter side of history,
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This review is from: Soldiers at the Doorstep: Civil War Lore (Hardcover)
Not everyone knows someone who knew someone who was alive during the Civil War. But Larry S. Chowning does, and he's willing to sit down and share a few tales with anyone willing to hear them.
Chowning brings the conflict to life in Soldiers at the Doorstep, a recounting of various stories by those who lived them and passed them down through friends, children and, in a few cases, slaves. Chowning is from the tidewater region of Virginia, so you'd expect these stories to be sympathetic to the South -- and you'd be right. The Yankee soldiers here are portrayed mostly as thieves and vandals, villains who rampaged through the South leaving starvation and misery in their wake. But, as Chowning points out in his preface, similar stories can likely be found in any northern state where Rebel soldiers made their way; an occupying army is often hard on the people who live there, no matter who's right or wrong or in between. The stories collected here aren't the tales of glorious battles, and you won't find much in the way of troop movements or political agendas here. Instead, you'll read about people whose food, livestock and silverware were stolen, whose men and boys were threatened with death or conscription, whose communities lived in fear. You'll read about people who sacrificed much to protect their children or strike a blow for their cause. You'll meet slaves who loved their masters as well as slaves who were abused by them. Chowning's narratives are simple and easygoing, like a story you'd hear on a shady porch, spoken in a soft Virginia drawl over a glass of cold lemonade. This is a part of history that should be remembered, too. by Tom Knapp, the Rambles(dot)NET guy
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HUMANIZES THE WAR,
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This review is from: Soldiers at the Doorstep: Civil War Lore (Hardcover)
Larry is a great guy with real talent.Urbanna is a strange and marvelous place,Larry fits right in.This book tells stories you won't learn in school,breathes life into a long lost period.Loved it.You should visit this magic town,visit larry's eclectic shop,visit his sainted mother's shop.You'll love every second.Speaking of Urbanna,it is now threatened with huge growth,that will surely ruin what is loved about this old treasure.
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