A TREASURY OF CIVIL WAR STORIES. by Greenberg, Martin H.…

A TREASURY OF CIVIL WAR STORIES. by Greenberg, Martin H. and Bill Pronzini, editors. < >

A TREASURY OF CIVIL WAR STORIES.

Edition: Reprint.

New York: Bonanza, (1991.) dj. Hardcover - A collection of stories that "reflect the fascination and horror of the Civil War yet the themes they address are universal" - themes of courage and the fear and confusion of war, of patriotism and "war is hell." Includes a brief introduction by the editors and 25 short stories, including "Skirmish at Sartories" by William Faulkner, "The Night Before Chancellorsville" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, "Chickamauga" by Thomas Wolfe, "Fort Donelson" by Herman Melville, "The Red Badge of Courage" by Stephen Crane, "The Private History of a Campaign the Failed" by Mark Twain, "The Brigadge Commander" by John William De Forest, "The Die-Hard" by Stephen Vincent Benet, "The White Feather" by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, "For the Honor of the Company" by Mary E. Mitchell, "At the Twelfth Hour" by Joseph Altsheler, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce, "Pillar of Fire" by Shelby Foote, The Pickets" by Robert W. Chambers, "High Tide" by John P. Marquand, "Beautiful Rebel" by Paul Jones, "Bummer's Roost" by Robert Edmond Alter, "The Little Regiment" by Stephen Crane, "One of the Missing" by Ambrose Bierce, "Two Renegades" by O. Henry, and "The Centennial Comment" by Robert Edmond Alter and more. x, 523 pp. ISBN: 0-517060132.

Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (prev owner's name, but otherwise a tight, clean copy which appears unread).

Book ID: 41139
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