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Darkness at Chancellorsville : a novel of Stonewall Jackson's triumph and tragedy
Call Number
- FICTION PETE (CEN)
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York : Forge, 2019.
Physical Description
384 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Summary
Centered upon one of the most surprising and dramatic battles in American history, Darkness at Chancellorsville recreates what began as a brilliant, triumphant campaign for the Union--only to end in disaster for the North. Famed Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson bring off an against-all-odds surprise victory, humiliating a Yankee force three times the size of their own, while the Northern army is torn by rivalries, anti-immigrant prejudice and selfish ambition. This historically accurate epic captures the high drama, human complexity and existential threat that nearly tore the United States in two, featuring a broad range of fascinating--and real-characters, in blue and gray, who sum to an untold story about a battle that has attained mythic proportions. And, in the end, the Confederate triumph proved a Pyrrhic victory, since it lured Lee to embark on what would become the war's turning point--the Gettysburg Campaign (featured in Cain At Gettysburg).--Publisher's description.
Notes
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."