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The black flower :a novel of the Civil War

by Howard Bahr

ISBN13: 9780805054453
ISBN10: 0805054456
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As John Bell Hood's Army of Tennessee literally disappears in a hail of cannon and rifle fire from the Union Army's entrenchments, young rifleman Bushrod Carter vividly imparts the Confederate charge and its deadly consequences. After he is brought to a makeshift hospital, Carter comes under the care of a young southern woman named Anna, who, even in the midst of battle and defeat, manages to find ways to express her love. Written with reverent attention to historical accuracy, The Black Flower is a powerful reminder that the war that divided America will not vanish quietly into the pages of history.

"This is powerful medicine, concentrated emotion. I finished it in one long draught, thinking as I read of Crane, Hemingway, Mailer, and Faulkner...but realizing at the end that it was altogether original". — Ernest B. Ferguson, author of Ashes of Glory and Chancellorville 1863

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"This is powerful medicine, concentrated emotion. I finished it in one long draught, thinking as I read of Crane, Hemingway, Mailer, and Faulkner...but realizing at the end that it was altogether original." --Ernest B. Ferguson, author of Ashes of Glory and Chancellorville 1863
Nominated for the Stephen Crane Award for First Fiction

About the Author

Howard Bahr was born in Oxford, Mississippi, where he was the curator of Rowan Oaks, the William Faulkner homestead and museum. He teaches English at Motlow State Community College in Tullahoma, Tennessee. This is his first novel.

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: kygolfers637, May 2, 2008 (view all comments by kygolfers637)
Unless you are from Tennessee or a Civil Buff you may not have heard of the battle in Franklin Tennessee. Here fierce hand-to-hand combat occurred where there were 5,500 Confederate casualties and 1,300 Union casualties. One of the bloodiest battles of the war was over in a few hours. Bahr takes you to Franklin and describes the savage fighting and the horrors of death of that battle. A must read! By Ruth Thompson author of “Natchez Above The River” and “The Bluegrass Dream”

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Unless you are from Tennessee or a Civil Buff you may not have heard of the battle in Franklin, Tennessee. Here fierce hand-to-hand combat occurred where there were 5,500 Confederate casualties and 1,300 Union casualties. One of the bloodiest battles of the war was over in a few hours. Bahr takes you to Franklin and describes the savage fighting and the horrors of death of that battle. A must read! By Ruth Thompson author of “Natchez Above The River” and “The Bluegrass Dream”

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Product Details

ISBN:: 9780805054453
Subtitle:: A Novel of the Civil War
Author:: Bahr, Howard
Publisher:: Henry Holt
Location:: New York :
Subject:: Historical
Subject:: Fiction
Subject:: War
Subject:: United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Fiction.
Edition Number:: 1st Owl Books ed.
Publication Date:: March 1998
Binding:: Trade Paper
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Yes
Pages:: 266
Dimensions:: 8.27x5.51x.72 in. .65 lbs.

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