A Worse Place Than Hell: How the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg Changed a Nation

A Worse Place Than Hell: How the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg Changed a Nation

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  • Create Date：2021-02-15 04:15:23
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  • Author：John Matteson
  • ISBN：9780393247077
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"If the truest history is biography， as Emerson says， then seldom has history been better told than in this epic biography of five lives upended and transformed by the Civil War。 John Matteson helps us see through the surface to the deeper currents beneath， revealing how one key battle became the inflection point transforming not only these men and women but the nation they composed， right down to the stories we tell， the poems we read， the monuments we build， the laws we live by， the prayers we utter—even the buildings we live in。 Not to be missed。"

Laura Dassow Walls

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Lloyd Fassett ，

2/12/21 It's history through looking at individual experiences in one crucial battle。 David Reynolds （Whitman & Lincoln biographer） has a good review of it here: A Worse Place Than Hell’ Review: The Crucible - One of the Civil War’s bloodiest episodes left a lasting imprint on those who fought—and many who didn’t。 2/12/21 It's history through looking at individual experiences in one crucial battle。 David Reynolds （Whitman & Lincoln biographer） has a good review of it here: A Worse Place Than Hell’ Review: The Crucible - One of the Civil War’s bloodiest episodes left a lasting imprint on those who fought—and many who didn’t。 。。。more

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Many of us have never experienced a war， especially if we were born after 1960。 How would you react if confronted with it？ How would it change you？ Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Matteson gives readers a chance to ponder that thought and much more in his latest nonfiction offering。What amazed me about this book was its scope， skillfully interweaving these actors’ lives with significant historical events and extracting profound meaning with their narratives。 The text reads like a historical n Many of us have never experienced a war， especially if we were born after 1960。 How would you react if confronted with it？ How would it change you？ Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Matteson gives readers a chance to ponder that thought and much more in his latest nonfiction offering。What amazed me about this book was its scope， skillfully interweaving these actors’ lives with significant historical events and extracting profound meaning with their narratives。 The text reads like a historical novel complete with a riveting plotline and in-depth character development， inviting readers to become involved in the protagonists’ stories。A WORSE PLACE THAN HELL is a masterpiece， a must-read。 Read our full review and a Q&A with the author here:https://booktrib。com/2021/02/09/the-l。。。 。。。more