The Barefoot Brigade by Douglas C Jones
One of the best Civil War novels I have read.--James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom From Chickamauga to Spotsylvania, from Gettysburg to Appomattox, The Barefoot Brigade is an unforgettable Civil War novel about the brotherhood of soldiers. War has ripped Martin Hasford's nation apart, and like many men, he is torn between his devotion to his family and his sense of duty. Leaving his wife and children behind to run the family farm near Elkhorn Tavern, Hasford embarks on a path from which he may never return--and on which he meets men as embattled as himself: the Fawley brothers, young backwoodsmen running from the; Beverly Cass, a son of plantation privilege; Guthrie Scaggs, a judge turned army officer; Sidney Dinsmore, a no-account drunk; and Liverpool Morgan, a Welsh gambler. Together these men form a tight niche in the Third Arkansas Infantry Regiment, trudging from the Ozark foothills, headed east into one cataclysmic battle after another, determined to beat back the Yankees and end the war. A testament to a special breed of American, The Barefoot Brigade is a work of undeniable and lasting power.
Douglas C. Jones (1924-1998) was an Arkansas native who ranked right up there with Larry McMurtry, A. B. Guthrie, and Ron Hansen. Author of nineteen historical westerns, including The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer, which was made into a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, Arrest Sitting Bull, and Elkhorn Tavern, Jones was a three-time recipient of the Golden Spur Award, and in 1993 he received the Owen Wister Award for Lifetime Contribution and Achievement from the Western Writers of America.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780030600418 |
| ISBN 10 | 0030600413 |
| Title | The Barefoot Brigade |
| Author | Douglas C Jones |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Holt McDougal |
| Year published | 1982-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 313 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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