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Iloved this book. I'd always meant to read Doctorow, but came to him only now, with the release of The March. To be reading about William Tecumseh Sherman, and the March to the Sea, and the Carolina campaign, from here in Atlanta, the town burned in his assault, seemed counter to local sympathies; but, not after having begun to enjoy the flow of characters, starting from the first scene, laid out near Jonesboro, and following on, taking Savannah, ending a historic odyssey in Carolina. This book really portrays the unique decisions made by all folk following in his train, on differing sides, races, and genders. Read it.
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The March by E L Doctorow
brentatozzer, September 21, 2006
Iloved this book. I'd always meant to read Doctorow, but came to him only now, with the release of The March. To be reading about William Tecumseh Sherman, and the March to the Sea, and the Carolina campaign, from here in Atlanta, the town burned in his assault, seemed counter to local sympathies; but, not after having begun to enjoy the flow of characters, starting from the first scene, laid out near Jonesboro, and following on, taking Savannah, ending a historic odyssey in Carolina. This book really portrays the unique decisions made by all folk following in his train, on differing sides, races, and genders. Read it.(10 of 23 readers found this comment helpful)