Like a river a civil war novel book download

Tilly pruitt and her family live in a muddy illinois river town on the banks of the mississippi. Savannah, the ninth book in james reasoners the civil war battle series, concerns itself mainly with the two youngest of the surviving brannon brothers, cory and henry. However, neither of the two really experience much fighting, and instead the novel. Like a river is a lyrical atmospheric first novel told in two voices. From 1861 to 1865, romney was the center of activity for military operations initiated. A historic civil war shaped by rivers home and family. Thiongo develops multiple themes in the novel the river between. Im not sure if thats because there are just less books about the civil war or because. Deeb is the author of seven novels which take place during the american civil war known as the drieborg chronicles. Thirtyfive years after the civil war, abel truman, a. A civil war novel from the worlds largest community of readers. The american civil war is a popular point of divergence in english.

The ramifications of either side of the argument being wrong felt extremely heavy. Instead of just destroying the enemy, the soldiers who practiced. Like a river childrens historical fiction kathy cannon wiechman. Im trying to write civil war novels that really dramatize history and that are much more accurate and realistic than novels in the past, peters said thursday on the steve malzberg show on newsmax.

Read a lot of wwi and wwii books, plenty of revolutionary war books, even delved into the war of 1812. Regular novels and other books often also show up on this list when a. American civil war alternate histories are alternate history fiction that focuses on the civil war ending differently or not occurring. A plot to defeat the roman catholic church and install hitler as the new pope. Fifteenyearold leander jordan runs off to war from ohio to prove hes a man. Born together, then torn apart, in civil warera minnesota nicole helgets new novel, stillwater, follows the lives of twins separated at birth and raised on opposite sides of the tracks. You may be writing a historical fiction story about the civil war as a way. Missouri publisher rocking horse publishing has published spirits of st. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading like a river.

The green family owns a general store in this small southern town where they have lived for many years. From civil war to world war an alternate history also by tsouras, this book imagines if great britain had supported the confederate states of america during the civil. Overcome with shame, he longs for a wound, a red badge of courage. Winner, the grateful american book prize leander and polly are two teenage union soldiers who carry deep, dangerous secrets. Some historians name the 18611865 war as the second american civil war, since the american revolutionary war could be.

Audio name pronunciation with kathy cannon wiechman. I very much liked robertsons earlier short study of the 1864 red river campaign, and his new book interests me as something of an updated version of winterss classic the civil war in louisiana. William hutchings, and his 5yearold twin brothers, raymond and earl, make the trip from. I read books about abraham lincoln, general robert e. Leander is fifteen and lives in his older brothers shadow. Wiechmans like a river is a wonderfullywritten, memorable story, perceiving the civil war in a new way thatd hold you to the novel. Readers will be transported to the homes, waterways, camps, hospitals, and prisons of the civil war era.

How to write civil war historical fiction with pictures. Louis, an anthology of ghost stories set in missouri. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading. The small town of romney, west virginia, occupied a strategic location in the west branch valley of the potomac river. Like a river is the story of two teenagers, leander and paul, who join the union army during the civil war. Born together, then torn apart, in civil warera minnesota.

They will also see themselves in the universal themes of dealing with parents, friendships, bullying, failure, and young love. Interpretations the 18611865 war as second american civil war. When nate announces he is joining the union army with his friend, given, leander watches the decision drive a wedge. Pages in category american civil war novels the following 81 pages are in this category, out of 81 total. The river between us kindle edition by peck, richard. Readers will be transported to the homes,waterways, camps, hospitals, and prisons of the civil war era. The american civil war is a popular historical resource for fiction writers and it continues to woo readers of the genre.

This book would be a superb addition to elementary, middle school, and public libraries. The top 10 civil war novels from roman legions to medieval mayhem, cavaliers and roundheads to the crushing of ideals in the 20th century, there is fertile ground for drama in civil war. The american civil war 18611865 was a separatist conflict between the united states federal government the union and eleven southern slave states that declared their secession and formed. Its the summer of 1916, and 15yearold howard leland hutchings, his father, dr. The stories of three teens intersect in the later years of the civil war in this debut novel.

War and remembrance combine powerfully in this rugged debut novel of the horrors of combat and the fierceness of nature. Col ralph peters says his acclaimed new novel valley of the shadow, is not the usual candycoated rendering of the civil war that most readers are used to. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Readers will be transported to the homes,waterways, camps, hospitals, and prisons of the civilwar era. A civil war novel kindle edition by wiechman, kathy cannon. Everyone in the family seems to fear the coming of the civil war except tillys twin brother. I have been fascinated by the civil war since seventh grade. However, neither of the two really experience much fighting, and instead the novel is more of a depiction of a hospital and a prisonerof war camp than an account of civil war battles. Civil war buff robert hicks based his 2005 novel on the true story of a confederate woman who devoted herself to giving southern soldiers a proper burial in her own backyard. This is a downloadable version of a treasury of civil war songs. It includes my story after the raid, an offshoot of my civil war horror novel a. Total war was an important union tactic used in the civil war.

Taking place during the american civil war, the story is about a young private of the union army, henry fleming, who flees from the field of battle. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Duty and honor is the first novel of the drieborg chronicles. This is a list of alternate history fiction, sorted by type. The history books can tell us much about the trauma of war, but for those who prefer the emotional truths that can be conveyed by a good novel, here are 10 classic stories of the us civil war. It felt like the stakes were a lot higher in this book too. The red badge of courage is a war novel by american author stephen crane 18711900. A civil war novel the civil war gunderson, jessica on. From james mcphersons definitive history to tony horwitzs adventures among obsessives, here are the 11 best books on the civil war in time for the 150th anniversary. The civil war was the bloodiest conflict in american history, turning brother against brother and devastating large regions of the country. We think of the civil war as taking place on fields. Im not sure if thats because there are just less books about the civil war or because i havent found the good ones, but a good chunk of my enjoyment in reading this book had to do with it covering a portion of history i know less about. The amazon pages top 100 free kindle civil war history list has a lot of permanently free ebooks on a variety of topics. But never have i found a book as captivating and so full of details of the war.