Southern Storm
Sherman's March to the Sea
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · August 4, 2009
New York Times Bestseller A gripping, definitive account of Sherman’s legendary and destructive march through Georgia. “Mr.
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- Who it’s for
- A close-grained history follows Sherman’s march through soldiers’ letters and civilians’ diaries.
- Themes
- Sherman’s march through Georgia, Civilian suffering in wartime, Military strategy and social upheaval
- Genres
- Civil War Era, U.S. Military History, Southern U.S. History
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New York Times Bestseller A gripping, definitive account of Sherman’s legendary and destructive march through Georgia. “Mr. Trudeau’s narrative is peppered with trenchant observations from Sherman, one of history’s more quotable military leaders. . . .
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Mr. Trudeau accomplishes what he set out to do: march through the experience in all its detail.” — The Wall Street Journal In Southern Storm, award-winning Civil War historian Noah Andre Trudeau has written a fascinating account that will stand as the last word on General William Tecumseh Sherman’s epic march—a targeted strategy aimed to break not only the Confederate army but an entire society as well. In rich detail, Trudeau explains why General Sherman’s name is still anathema below the Mason-Dixon Line, especially in Georgia, where he is remembered as “the one who marched to the sea with death and devastation in his wake.” Told through the intimate and engrossing diaries and letters of Sherman’s soldiers and the civilians who suffered in their path, Southern Storm paints a vivid picture of an event that would forever change the course of America.
March in Detail
A close-grained history follows Sherman’s march through soldiers’ letters and civilians’ diaries.
Come here for
- The human record in soldiers’ letters and civilians’ diaries
- A serious look at military strategy and devastation
Expect
- Rich detail around a campaign remembered for its destruction
- Military history alongside civilian experience
Where it sits
| Civil War Era | 93% |
|---|---|
| Southern U.S. History | 50% |
| U.S. Military History | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- U.S. Military History
- Civil Wars
- 19th-Century America
- Civil War Era
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- 20th-Century America
- Middle Atlantic History
- Midwest History
- Southern U.S. History
- Authors
- Noah Andre Trudeau
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- August 4, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Sherman’s march through Georgia · Civilian suffering in wartime · Military strategy and social upheaval
- Reading lane
- U.S. Military History