The analogy with So Red the Rose and Gone with the Wind is so sure
to be made that one might use that as a springboard. Similar in
setting and period - the Civil War, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee,
West Virginia backgrounds. Large family with far-reaching
connections. Dramatic handling of not too hackneyed campaigns and
battles. Here the resemblances cease. The method of telling the
story is that of War and Peace, with shift from front to front, and
from war scenes to home scenes, without transition. The military
aspects of the book are its best - men will like the handling of
strategy and the excellent depicting of such historical figures as
General Bedford Forrest. The fictional characters are well drawn in
the case of the men; shadowy in the case of the women. The war
psychology is skillfully done. There is a note of authenticity that
gives it power. It somehow misses fire, though one feels that the
author knows her South and has a rare gift for creating atmosphere
and the spirit of the times. (Kirkus Reviews)
A study of the hero in his archetypal struggle against death, this
novel follows the Civil War in the West through the career of
Confederate Rivers Allard, a Kentuckian who rides with Forrest.
Southern Classics Series.
General
Imprint: |
J.S. Sanders and Company Incorporated
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Southern Classics Series |
Release date: |
September 1992 |
First published: |
1992 |
Authors: |
Caroline Gordon
|
Dimensions: |
209 x 137 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
399 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-879941-11-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Literature: history & criticism >
General
|
LSN: |
1-879941-11-2 |
Barcode: |
9781879941113 |
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