Best of
American-Civil-War

1980

Sherman's March


Burke Davis - 1980
    In November 1864, just days after the reelection of President Abraham Lincoln, Gen. William T. Sherman vowed to “make Georgia howl.” The hero of Shiloh and his 65,000 Federal troops destroyed the great city of Atlanta, captured Savannah, and cut a wide swath of destruction through Georgia and the Carolinas on their way to Virginia. A scorched-earth campaign that continues to haunt the Southern imagination, Sherman’s “March to the Sea” and ensuing drive north was a crucial turning point in the War between the States. Weaving together hundreds of eyewitness accounts, bestselling author Burke Davis tells the story of this infamous episode from the perspective of the Union soldiers and the Confederate men and women who stood in their path. Eloquent, heartrending, and vastly informative, Sherman’s March brilliantly examines one of the most polarizing figures in American military history and offers priceless insights into the enduring legacy of the Civil War.

The Orphan Brigade


William C. Davis - 1980
    Vivid narrative tells the story of the courageous First Kentucky Brigade.

Somewhere in the Whirlwind


Amanda York - 1980
    You are just the kind of man that they will lose their hearts over. You're big and rugged, but there's a tenderness about you. A woman will do just about anything for a man who is gentle with them."And, then, he would meet the woman who would become his wife…..Emily McKnight had an almost mystical beauty. She was chastity personified. On the spring morning Emily stood in the vestibule of her grandfather's house and regarded Sebastian with her large, dark eyes, he was immediately reminded of a creature of the forest, poised to take flight…..Sebastian stared, unblinking, then pulled his cap from his unruly black mane of hair…and then, he met the "other" woman!They lived the life of hungers and passions as relentless as the raging sea. From England to America to distant Hawaii, they sought ecstasy and vengeance….Somewhere in the Whirlwind.