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开 本: 32开纸 张: 胶版纸包 装: 平装是否套装: 否国际标准书号ISBN: 9780679746607
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On the day the first
shots of the Civil War were fired, a mob in Richmond clambered on
top of the Capitol to raise the Confederate flag. Four years later,
another flag was raised in its place while the city burned below. A
thirteen-year-old girl compared the stars and stripes to “so many
bloody gashes.” This richly detailed, absorbing book brings to life
the years in which Richmond was the symbol of Southern independence
and the theater for a drama as splendid, sordid, and tragic as the
war itself. Drawing on an array of archival sources,Ashes of
Gloryportrays Richmond’s passion through the voices of soldiers and
statesmen, preachers and prostitutes, slaves and slavers.
Masterfully orchestrated and finely rendered, the result is a
passionate and compelling work of social history. “Furguson is a
lively writer with an eye for the apt quotation and the telling
incident…He brings to life a diverse cast of
characters.”–Newsday “Succeeds to a remarkable extent…Furguson
brings war-torn Richmond to life.”–Baltimore Sun
shots of the Civil War were fired, a mob in Richmond clambered on
top of the Capitol to raise the Confederate flag. Four years later,
another flag was raised in its place while the city burned below. A
thirteen-year-old girl compared the stars and stripes to “so many
bloody gashes.” This richly detailed, absorbing book brings to life
the years in which Richmond was the symbol of Southern independence
and the theater for a drama as splendid, sordid, and tragic as the
war itself. Drawing on an array of archival sources,Ashes of
Gloryportrays Richmond’s passion through the voices of soldiers and
statesmen, preachers and prostitutes, slaves and slavers.
Masterfully orchestrated and finely rendered, the result is a
passionate and compelling work of social history. “Furguson is a
lively writer with an eye for the apt quotation and the telling
incident…He brings to life a diverse cast of
characters.”–Newsday “Succeeds to a remarkable extent…Furguson
brings war-torn Richmond to life.”–Baltimore Sun
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