This is literally the very first book I ever bought for myself. I had become interested in the Civil War, probably from reading the...
And I was excited when I saw this book in the bookstore in Oshawa. At the library, I had been browsing through the American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War with all those amazing and moving photographs taken during that conflict, as well as the detailed panorama maps by David Greenspan.
And I was excited when I saw this book in the bookstore in Oshawa. At the library, I had been browsing through the American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War with all those amazing and moving photographs taken during that conflict, as well as the detailed panorama maps by David Greenspan.
David Greenspan's panoramic maps became quite famous among Civil War buffs. Here is the Spotsylvania map which is a kind of bird's eye view of the battlefield:
Couldn't help occasionally reading the accompanying text and noting that the writer Bruce Catton was considered one of the great contemporary historians of the Civil War.
So finding he had written a novel about the Civil War for young adults was a pleasant surprise. I knew that even if he was not a particularly good novelist, at least he would be historically accurate and I was not disappointed. Not only was Bruce Catton a great historian, but he could also spin a thrilling and totally absorbing yarn about a young man caught up in the war.
The above cover photo is my own copy (which I still have) since all the Internet pictures of this book cover are deplorably bad.
Best 60 cents I ever spent!
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.