Sherman's March Through the Carolinas (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

This reads like a thesis for a doctorate - not a book designed for popular consumption. In recapitulating step by step Sherman's march through Georgia and north again, the author follows a comparable literary tactic. Whatever interesting prospects may lure him, he hews undeviatingly to military, political, economic lines. He forages freely off pertinent facts. He avoids emotional or even human byways. Like Sherman's forward drive, his recounting advances like a piledriver, the pace has a kind of mental lockstep. The book may be bluntly summed up thus:- it is cold and exact, never warmed up by human bits concerning Sherman, his troops, or the victims. The result- the total impact fails to come through. The story has been better told. (Kirkus Reviews)

In retrospect, General William Tecumseh Sherman considered his march through the Carolinas the greatest of his military feats, greater even than the Georgia campaign. When he set out northward from Savannah with 60,000 veteran soldiers in January 1865, he was more convinced than ever that the bold application of his ideas of total war could speedily end the conflict. John Barrett's story of what happened in the three months that followed is based on printed memoirs and documentary records of those who fought and of the civilians who lived in the path of Sherman's onslaught. The burning of Columbia, the battle of Bentonville, and Joseph E. Johnston's surrender nine days after Appomattox are at the center of the story, but Barrett also focuses on other aspects of the campaign, such as the undisciplined pillaging of the 'bummers,' and on its effects on local populations. |Newly revised and redesigned, this book assesses nearly 500 years of development in Havana, one of the oldest and most picturesque cities in the Western Hemisphere. The authors discuss the city's physical evolution in the context of political, economic, and cultural developments. They also examine recent restoration efforts in Old Havana, commercial development projects throughout the city, and the impact of tourism.

General

Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 1996
First published:	February 1996
Authors:	John G. Barrett
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	335
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8078-4566-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > 1800 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Civil war Books > History > American history > 1800 to 1900 Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	0-8078-4566-3
Barcode:	9780807845660

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