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Manassas: A Novel of the War

Manassas: A Novel of the War

Upton Sinclair

Paperback

20th Century United States HistoryFiction AnthologiesCivil War Period (1850-1877)

ISBN10: 935360463X
ISBN13: 9789353604639
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 30 2019
Pages: 420
Weight: 1.17
Height: 0.93 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Before he shocked the world with The Jungle, Upton Sinclair turned to the battlefield of Manassas to ask what the American Civil War really meant for ordinary lives. War changes everything for all. In this powerful civil war historical novel, Sinclair blends classic American literature with unsparing historical war fiction, tracing how the conflict over civil war and slavery reshapes conscience, loyalty and belief across the American Civil War era. With an eye for the brutal facts of the 19th-century American South and a deep concern for social justice and war, he portrays soldiers and civilians, enslaved people and those who profit from them, caught in a grim tide that feels both intimate and epic, for casual readers and classic literature students alike. First published in the early twentieth century, Manassas stands at the crossroads of classic American literature and engaged social critique, anticipating the moral urgency that made Sinclair famous. Its sweeping canvas and psychological insight make it a compelling civil war book club read and an absorbing study of coming of age in wartime, for fans of Stephen Crane and for readers of Tolstoy who seek humane, unflinching portraits of conflict. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, ready to claim its place on the shelves of devoted collectors and curious new readers of historical war fiction.

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