The Black Flower by Howard Bahr
At twenty-six, Bushrod Carter is already an old soldier, a veteran of all his regiment's campaigns since Shiloh. Now, on an Indian summer afternoon in 1864, Bushrod finds himself in the line of battle once again, on a plain below the obscure village of Franklin, Tennessee. In the madness and violence of the great battle, he must confront his soul and learn from his comrades as well as from a young girl struggling with her own harsh past. This timeless portrait of a young man's suffering in war has won praise for its originality and power. The Black Flower is a story not only of war but of men and women seeking redemption. Stripped of all that anchors them, they at last turn to honor, courage, and love.
Howard Bahr was born in Meridian, Mississippi. During the Vietnam War, he was a gunner s mate in the U.S. Navy and later worked as a brakeman and yard clerk on five railroads in the South and Midwest. He earned a master s degree in English from the University of Mississippi and was on staff at Rowan Oak, the home of William Faulkner, serving as curator from 1982 to 1993. The author of three previous novels The Black Flower, The Year of Jubilo, and The Judas Field he currently resides in Jackson, Mississippi, and teaches at Belhaven College.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312265076 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312265077 |
| Title | The Black Flower |
| Author | Howard Bahr |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | St Martin's Press |
| Year published | 2000-05-05 |
| Number of pages | 267 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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