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The Bonfire Lib/E: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta

The Bonfire Lib/E: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta


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The destruction of Atlanta is an iconic moment in American history. But this epic siege on American soil has been treated only cursorily by historians. Marc Wortman grandly remedies this situation with The Bonfire, an absorbing narrative history told through the points of view of key participants both Confederate and Union. The Bonfire reveals an Atlanta of unexpected paradoxes: a new mercantile city dependent on the primitive institution of slavery, governed by a pro-Union mayor. When James Calhoun surrendered the city after forty-five terrible days, he was accompanied by Bob Yancey, a black slave who was likely the son of Union advocate Daniel Webster. Atlanta was both the last of the medieval city sieges and the first modern urban devastation. From its ashes, a new South would arise.

About the Author :
Marc Wortman is an independent historian and award-winning freelance journalist. His books include 1941: Fighting the Shadow War: A Divided America in a World at War, The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta, and The Millionaires' Unit: The Aristocratic Flyboys Who Fought the Great War and Invented American Air Power. Marc Wortman is an award-winning freelance writer whose work has appeared in numerous national magazines. Anthony Heald, an Audie Award-winning narrator, has earned Tony nominations and an Obie Award for his theater work; appeared in television's Law & Order, The X-Files, Miami Vice, and Boston Public; and starred as Dr. Frederick Chilton in the 1991 Oscar-winning film The Silence of the Lambs. He has also won numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards for his narrations.

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"The Bonfire is a tour de force of American Civil War history, with everything a reader could want: Extraordinary original research, vivid prose, and old-fashioned suspense." -- "Debby Applegate, Pulitzer Prize-winning author" "[An] admirable account of the circumstances leading to the fall of the city." -- "Wall Street Journal" "[A] compelling history of a city in wartime." -- "AudioFile" "Marc Wortman goes beyond the legend to reveal a history that is more complicated, but no less dramatic, than anything that came from Margaret Mitchell's pen...His ability to create a deft, rich picture of Atlanta during this tumultuous period is what makes The Bonfire both invaluable history and a gripping read." -- "Atlanta Journal-Constitution" "Next to Richmond, Atlanta was the most important Confederate city by 1864. Its fall in September of that year signaled the beginning of the end for the Confederacy. Among the many books about General William T. Sherman's Atlanta campaign, The Bonfire stands out for its focus on the experience of Atlantans themselves. Marc Wortman's vivid narrative proves that war is indeed hell." -- "James M. McPherson, New York Times bestselling author of Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era" "Offers military annihilation as Shakespearean tragedy." -- "Washington Post" "The rich context Wortman provides for this singular event in America's history does much to explain why Atlanta's fate was critical for both sides. It's a thoughtful work, as vivid and certainly more exact than the movies." -- "Richmond Times Dispatch" "Wortman's very absorbing account of the Battle of Atlanta draws on the perspectives of individuals on both sides of the conflict...Fascinating." -- "Booklist (starred review)" "A chilling narrative." -- "Washington City Paper"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781433279751
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
  • Edition: Unabridged edition
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 50 mm
  • Weight: 404 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1433279754
  • Publisher Date: 01 Aug 2009
  • Binding: CD-Audio
  • Height: 179 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta
  • Width: 166 mm


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