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Civil war volume 4
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English
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November 1864: As the Civil War rolls into its fourth bloody year, the tide has turned decidedly in favor of the Union. A grateful Abraham Lincoln responds to Ulysses S. Grant's successes by bringing the general east, promoting Grant to command the entire Union war effort, while William Tecumseh Sherman now directs the Federal forces that occupy all of Tennessee. In a massive surge southward, Sherman conquers the city of Atlanta, sweeping aside the...
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English
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The author of sixteen consecutive New York Times bestsellers sets his sights on the jewel of the South-Savannah-and brings it to life in his inimitable style. Georgia, 1864: Sherman's army marches from Atlanta to the sea. In its path, the charming old city of Savannah where the Lester ladies -- attractive widowed Sara and her feisty twelve-year-old daughter Hattie -- struggle to save the family rice plantation. When Sherman offers the conquered city...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"In the waning days of the Civil War, brothers Prentiss and Landry, freed by the Emancipation Proclamation, seek refuge on the homestead of George Walker and his wife, Isabelle. The Walkers, wracked by the loss of their only son to the war, hire the brothers to work their farm, hoping through an unexpected friendship to stanch their grief. Prentiss and Landry, meanwhile, plan to save money for the journey north and a chance to reunite with their mother,...
Author
Series
Civil War volume 3
Language
English
Description
The story of the last great push of the Army of the Cumberland sets the stage for a decisive confrontation at Chattanooga that could determine the outcome of the war.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Recounts the experiences of a spunky young girl, just eleven when the Civil War breaks out, as she watches her brothers go to war, helps care for her mentally ill father, and falls in love with a boy determined to be a soldier. Includes historical notes.
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Series
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First e-book edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
English
Description
Tai Randolph is tired of murders, mystery and mayhem, so she and her boyfriend Trey head out for a romantic weekend in Savannah, Georgia. But when an ex-boyfriend approaches her for help looking for a stolen Civil War artifact, Tai finds herself in a involved in a 150 year old mystery. But things get complicated when Trey winds up searching for the artifact on the behalf of his client and Tai's relatives make an appearance.
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English
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Sentry Dance Pickett has watched, helpless, as conditions in the Andersonville Prison worsen. Southern belle Violet Stiles cannot believe the good folk of Americus would condone such barbarism. Confederate corporal Emery Jones found an unexpected camaraderie with the Union prisoner he escorted there. When they cross paths, Emery leads Dance and Violet to a daring act. Wrestling with God's harsh truth, they must decide: Who is my neighbor?
10) New moon rising
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English
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A story of faith and courage that follows the struggle of James Gould's son Horace to find his own place in life. Reaching manhood in the tumultuous years before the Civil War, Horace returns to St. Simons and finds himself disheartened by the intolerance on his beloved island. However, he wins the heart of lovely neighbor Deborah Abbott, who adores her "Mr. Gould" and becomes his wife, despite the difference in their years. She is not concerned with...
Author
Publisher
Bethany House, an imprint of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
396 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"1861. When she receives word that her sweetheart has been lost during a raid on a Yankee vessel, Cordelia Owens clings to hope and comes up with many a romantic tale of his eventual homecoming to reassure his mother and sister. But Phineas Dunn finds nothing redemptive in the first horrors of war. Struggling for months to make it home alive, he returns to Savannah injured and cynical, and all too sure that he is not the hero Cordelia seems determined...
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Publisher
Back Bay Books / Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Back Bay trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
358 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the waning days of the Civil War, brothers Prentiss and Landry, freed by the Emancipation Proclamation, seek refuge on the homestead of George Walker and his wife, Isabelle. The Walkers, wracked by the loss of their only son to the war, hire the brothers to work their farm, hoping through an unexpected friendship to stanch their grief. Prentiss and Landry, meanwhile, plan to save money for the journey north and a chance to reunite with their mother,...
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Series
Pub. Date
1993
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
x, 284 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
From her time on the Atlanta police force, Callahan Garrity, house cleaner and private investigator extraordinaire, has excelled at mopping up messes -- of all kinds. But she has no idea what she's getting into when she agrees to work for infamous antiques dealer Elliot Littlefield.
The first day on the job she and her crew discover the bloodied body of a young woman in a bedroom -- and are soon on the trail of a priceless Civil War diary stolen...
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (222 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Feature film: Focuses on the life and loves of the beautiful and selfish Scarlett O'Hara. The story begins on the O'Haras' Georgia plantation of Tara in antebellum days and moves through the Civil War and Reconstruction. This sweeping Civil War-era drama romance won an impressive 10 Academy Awards, and its immortal characters Scarlett, Rhett, Ashley, Melanie, Mammy and Prissy populate an epic story of enduring appeal across generations.