The smoke at dawn : a novel of the Civil War
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Published
New York Ballantine Books, [2014].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xx, 495 pages : map ; 25 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Ellinwood Libraries - AFIC - Adult Fiction | FIC SHA | Regular | On Shelf |
J.H. Robbins Memorial Library - Fiction | Fic Shaara, Jeff | W/D Best Seller | On Shelf |
Jordaan Memorial Library | Fic Sha Civil War series ; #3 | On Shelf | |
Smith Center Public Library - Fiction | FIC Shaara, Jeff Civil War Bk. 3 | On Shelf |
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Published
New York Ballantine Books, [2014].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Summer, 1863. The Federal triumph at Vicksburg has secured complete control of the Mississippi River from the Confederacy, cementing the reputation of Ulysses S. Grant. Farther east, the Federal army under the command of William Rosecrans captures the crucial rail hub at Chattanooga. But Rosecrans is careless, and while pursuing the Confederates, the Federal forces are routed in north Georgia at Chickamauga Creek. Retreating in a panic back to Chattanooga, Rosecrans is pursued by the Confederate forces under General Braxton Bragg. Penned up, with their supply lines severed, the Federal army seems doomed to the same kind of defeat that plagued the Confederates at Vicksburg. But a disgusted Abraham Lincoln has seen enough of General Rosecrans. Ulysses Grant is elevated to command of the entire theater of the war, and immediately replaces Rosecrans with General George Thomas. Grant gathers an enormous force, including armies commanded by Joseph Hooker and Grant's friend, William T. Sherman. Grant's mission is clear: Break the Confederate siege and destroy Bragg's army. Meanwhile, Bragg wages war as much with his own subordinates as he does with the Federals, creating dissension and disharmony in the Southern ranks, erasing the Confederate army's superiority at exactly the wrong time.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Shaara, J. (2014). The smoke at dawn: a novel of the Civil War (First edition.). Ballantine Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shaara, Jeff. 2014. The Smoke At Dawn: A Novel of the Civil War. Ballantine Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shaara, Jeff. The Smoke At Dawn: A Novel of the Civil War Ballantine Books, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Shaara, Jeff. The Smoke At Dawn: A Novel of the Civil War First edition., Ballantine Books, 2014.
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