Southern storm : Sherman's march to the sea / Noah Andre Trudeau.
Award-winning Civil War historian Trudeau has written a fascinating new history of Sherman's legendary and devastating march through Georgia. Told through diaries and letters of Sherman's soldiers, this work paints a vivid picture of an event that changed the course of America.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780060598679
- ISBN: 0060598670
- Physical Description: xvi, 671 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, plans ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Harper, [2008]
- Copyright: ©2008
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 613-651) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- I. PREPARATION: A gathering of eagles -- Captive audiences -- The Stormbringer -- The plan -- "Paradise of fools" -- II. ATLANTA TO MILLEDGEVILLE, Nov. 15-24: "Dies Irae filled the air" -- "Lurid flames lit up the heavens" -- "Forage of all kinds abounds" -- "Arise for the defense of your native soil!" -- "Whites look sour & sad" -- "Ugly weather" -- "But bless God, he died free!" -- "We 'shot low and to kill'" -- "The first act is well played" -- III. MILLEDGEVEILLE TO MILLEN, Nov. 25 - Dec. 4: "We went for them on the run" -- "Poor foolish simpletons" -- "I never was so frightened in all my life" -- "Give those fellows a start" -- IV. MILLEN TO SAVANNAH, Dec. 5-10: "Splendid sight to see cotton gins burn" -- V. SAVANNAH, Dec. 11 - Jan. 21: "I was soon covered with blood from head to foot" -- "I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah" -- "But what is next?" -- VI. FINALE: "The blow was struck at the right moment and in the right direction" -- Union Forces roster -- Confederate Forces roster.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Braswell Memorial Main Library | 973.7 TRU (Text) | 540191002398951 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Gunn Memorial Public Library | 973.737 TRU (Text) | 34621200157611 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hamlet Public Library | 973.7 T (Text) | 58198000117815 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Harnett County Main Library | 973.7378 Tru (Text) | 33630004251356 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | 973.7 Trudeau (Text) | 33115007681692 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Jacksonville Main Library | 973.7378 TRU (Text) | 36015000658324 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Leath Memorial Library | 973.7 T (Text) | 58198000827892 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lee County Main Library | 973T (Text) | 33262002883053 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Margaret and James Harper, Jr. Library | 973.7378 TRU (Text) | 31421621186015 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Marianna Black Library | 973.7378 T (Text) | 39493106337563 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
