Amanda Foreman
In this brilliant
narrative, Amanda Foreman tells the fascinating story of the American Civil
War—and the major role played by Britain and its citizens in that epic
struggle. Between 1861 and 1865, thousands of British citizens volunteered for
service on both sides of the Civil War. From the first cannon blasts on Fort
Sumter to Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, they served as officers and
infantrymen, sailors and nurses, blockade runners and spies. Through personal
letters, diaries, and journals, Foreman introduces characters both humble and
grand, while crafting a panoramic yet intimate view of the war on the front
lines, in the prison camps, and in the great cities of both the Union and the
Confederacy. In the drawing rooms of London and the offices of Washington, on
muddy fields and aboard packed ships, Foreman reveals the decisions made, the
beliefs held and contested, and the personal triumphs and sacrifices that
ultimately led to the reunification of America.
About The Author
Amanda Foreman is the
author of the award-winning best seller, 'Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire'
(HarperCollins UK; Random House US), and 'A World on Fire: A Epic History of
Two Nations Divided' (Allen Lane UK; Random House US). She lives in New York
with her husband and five children. She
is the daughter of Carl Foreman, the Oscar-winning screen writer of many film classics
including The Bridge on the River Kwai, High Noon, and The Guns of Navarone. Amanda was born in London, brought up in Los
Angeles, and educated in England. She attended Sarah Lawrence College and
Columbia University in New York. She received her doctorate in
Eighteenth-Century British History from Oxford University in 1998. 'Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire' was a
number one best seller in England, and best seller for many weeks in the United
States. It has been translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish,
Portuguese, Danish, Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian, Turkish, Korean and Mandarin
Chinese. The book was nominated for several awards and won the Whitbread Prize
for Best Biography in 1999. It has inspired a television documentary, a radio
play starring Dame Judi Dench; and a movie, titled 'The Duchess', starring
Keira Knightly and Ralph Fiennes. In
addition to regularly writing and reviewing for newspapers and magazines,
Amanda Foreman has also served on a number of juries including The Orange
Prize, the Guardian First Book Prize and the National Book Awards. 'A World on Fire' has been optioned by BBC
Worldwide.
ISBN 978-0375756962, Random
House Trade Paperbacks, Reprint Edition © 2012, Softcover, 1008 pages,
Photographs, Illustrations, Maps, Endnotes & Index. $20.00
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