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Smoke Over the Pine Barrens
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781966890232
Publisher: Azalea City Publishing LLC
Published: May 1 2026
Pages: 396
Weight: 1.16
Height: 0.88 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Glory was the promise. Survival became the truth.
In the spring of 1862, in the shadow of the Battle of Shiloh, the war spreads across the South and the men of Alabama answer the call.
Wilkerson and his brothers leave behind their family farm to join the newly formed 2nd Alabama Cavalry, driven by duty, pride, and the promise of honor. Under the steady, unflinching leadership of Sergeant Silas Ward, they are forged from eager recruits into soldiers and sent south to the pine barrens along the Florida border, where Confederate forces struggle to contain a growing Union presence near Pensacola.
But the war they find is not the one they imagined.
In the suffocating heat of unfamiliar wilderness, amid constant uncertainty and the ever-present threat of enemy patrols, discipline becomes survival, and survival comes at a cost. As fear, loss, and hard lessons reshape them, Wilkerson is forced to confront a truth no one taught him:
War is not about glory.
It is about endurance.
Powerful, atmospheric, and deeply human, Smoke Over the Pine Barrens is a gripping work of Historical Fiction that strips away the myth of war to reveal the brotherhood, sacrifice, and quiet strength required to survive it.
Perfect for readers of Civil War fiction and fans of character-driven war narratives, this novel offers a vivid and unforgettable journey into one of the most overlooked theaters of the American Civil War.
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