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Friday, November 28, 2008
Top 7 American Civil War-Era Novels
Not all of these novels take place during the American Civil War. Some are mainly in the aftermath or in the years preceding the war. All are excellent. Please feel free to add those I've missed.
Good choices. The Safire book is good. I confess that he sort of ticked me off when he created an affair between some historical characters. I felt that was pushing literary license.
I haven't read "Shades of Gray," but will give it a try.
"The Confessions of Nat Turner" by William Styron is another that probably should have been added to the list.
I have an addition to your list: Shades of Gray: A Novel of the Civil War in Virginia by Jessica James.
ReplyDeleteI like all the Shaara novels, by both father and son.
ReplyDeleteOne novel I'd add to the list is William Safire's Freedom: A Novel of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War
Good choices. The Safire book is good. I confess that he sort of ticked me off when he created an affair between some historical characters. I felt that was pushing literary license.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read "Shades of Gray," but will give it a try.
"The Confessions of Nat Turner" by William Styron is another that probably should have been added to the list.
Great list. I just finished a great book myself... "The Silent Note," by Patrick Davis.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the addition, Becky.
ReplyDeleteI'll check out "The Silent Note."