In the summer of 1863, Adam Rosenzweig leaves a Bavarian ghetto and
sails for the United States to fight for the North in the Civil
War. Fired by revolutionary idealism inherited from his father, he
hopes to aid a cause that he believes to be as simple as he knows
it to be just.
Over the course of his journey, Adam becomes a witness to a
world whose complexity does not readily conform to his ideals of
liberty. When his twisted foot attracts unwanted attention on his
voyage to America, he is threatened with return to Europe. He jumps
ship in New York, only to be caught up in the violence and horror
of the anti-draft riots. Eventually he reaches the Union Army,
serving not as a soldier but as a civilian provisioner's assistant.
Adam's encounters with others -- among them a wealthy benefactor, a
former slave, an exiled Southerner, a bushwhacker and his wife --
further challenge the absolutism that informs his view of the world
and of his place in it.
First published in 1961, Wilderness remains a profoundly
provocative meditation on the significance of the Civil War and the
varieties of human experience. This new edition of the novel
includes an insightful introductory essay by James H. Justus,
Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Indiana University and author
of The Achievement of Robert Penn Warren.
General
| Imprint: |
Kessinger Publishing Co
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
September 2007 |
| First published: |
September 2007 |
| Authors: |
Robert Penn Warren
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
320 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-548-43990-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
|
| LSN: |
0-548-43990-7 |
| Barcode: |
9780548439906 |
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