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The Parting: A Story of West Point on the Eve of the Civil War - Couverture souple

Adams, Richard Barlow

 
9781483602257: The Parting: A Story of West Point on the Eve of the Civil War
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1483602257 ISBN 13 : 9781483602257
Editeur : XLIBRIS, 2013

Synopsis

It is July 18, 1861 in Winchester, Virginia. The Civil War has begun, and Lieutenant John Pelham, formerly of the West Point Class of 1861, is about to play a pivotal role in the First Battle of Bull Run. The confident Lieutenant Pelham bears little resemblance to the seventy-year-old who journeyed alone five years earlier from Jacksonville, Alabama, to West Point, New York, to attend the United States Military Academy. As he immerses himself in West Point, both Pelham's life and his beloved country see substantial change. While Pelham and his classmates witness the unraveling of the Union and the birth of the Confederacy, Pelham meets Clara Bolton, a Philadelphian belle who captures his heart-all while Pelham and his compatriots are preparing for the reality of combat. Told against the backdrop of slavery and states' rights, the Democratic and Republican Parties, the fire-eaters of the South and the abolitionists of the North, The Parting portrays how profoundly historical events divided West Point's graduating class of 1861 on the eve of the Civil War, changing all of their lives forever.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

It is July 18, 1861 in Winchester, Virginia. The Civil War has begun, and Lieutenant John Pelham, formerly of the West Point Class of 1861, is about to play a pivotal role in the First Battle of Bull Run. The confident Lieutenant Pelham bears little resemblance to the seventy-year-old who journeyed alone five years earlier from Jacksonville, Alabama, to West Point, New York, to attend the United States Military Academy. As he immerses himself in West Point, both Pelham's life and his beloved country see substantial change. While Pelham and his classmates witness the unraveling of the Union and the birth of the Confederacy, Pelham meets Clara Bolton, a Philadelphian belle who captures his heart-all while Pelham and his compatriots are preparing for the reality of combat. Told against the backdrop of slavery and states' rights, the Democratic and Republican Parties, the fire-eaters of the South and the abolitionists of the North, The Parting portrays how profoundly historical events divided West Point's graduating class of 1861 on the eve of the Civil War, changing all of their lives forever.

Biographie de l'auteur

RICHARD ADAMS is a West Point graduate and former adjunct assistant professor, Vietnam veteran, Army aviator, consulting engineer, and ski instructor. In recent years, he has been ensconced in the Special Collections Department of the West Point Library researching The Parting. He and his wife divide their time between Sandestin, Florida and Denver, Colorado.

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Éditeur
XLIBRIS
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1483602257
ISBN 13 
9781483602257
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
410
Coordonnées du fabricant
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