Synopses & Reviews
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
Review
"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.