Flags on the bayou : a novel
(Large Print)
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Published
[Waterville, ME] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2023.
Format
Large Print
Edition
Large print edition., Unabridged.
ISBN
9798885789851
Physical Desc
437 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
Status
Janesville Public Library - New Adult Large Print Fiction
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Published
[Waterville, ME] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2023.
Edition
Large print edition., Unabridged.
Language
English
ISBN
9798885789851
Notes
Description
In the fall of 1863, the Union army is in control of the Mississippi River. Much of Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is occupied. The Confederate army is retreating toward Texas, and being replaced by Red Legs, irregulars commanded by a maniacal figure, and enslaved men and women are beginning to glimpse freedom. When Hannah Laveau, an enslaved woman working on the Lufkin plantation, is accused of murder, she goes on the run with Florence Milton, an abolitionist schoolteacher, dodging the local constable and the slavecatchers that prowl the bayous. Wade Lufkin, haunted by what he observed--and did--as a surgeon on the battlefield, has returned to his uncle's plantation to convalesce, where he becomes enraptured by Hannah. Flags on the Bayou is an engaging, action-packed narrative that includes a duel that ends in disaster, a brutal encounter with the local Union commander, repeated skirmishes with Confederate irregulars led by a diseased and probably deranged colonel, and a powerful story of love blossoming between an unlikely pair. As the story unfolds, it illuminates a past that reflects our present in sharp relief. James Lee Burke expertly renders the rich Louisiana landscape, from the sunsets on the Mississippi River to the dingy saloons of New Orleans to the tree-lined shores of the bayou and the cottonmouth snakes that dwell in its depths. Powerful and deeply moving, Flags on the Bayou is a story of tragic acts of war, class divisions upended, and love enduring through it all.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Confederate States of America -- History -- Fiction.
Fugitive slaves -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Large print books.
Large type books.
Louisiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction.
Romance fiction.
Soldiers -- Fiction.
Surgeons -- Fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction.
Fugitive slaves -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Large print books.
Large type books.
Louisiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction.
Romance fiction.
Soldiers -- Fiction.
Surgeons -- Fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Burke, J. L. (2023). Flags on the bayou: a novel (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Burke, James Lee, 1936-. 2023. Flags On the Bayou: A Novel. [Waterville, ME]: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Burke, James Lee, 1936-. Flags On the Bayou: A Novel [Waterville, ME]: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Burke, James Lee. Flags On the Bayou: A Novel Large print edition., Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2023.
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