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Mountains Touched with Fire - by Wiley Sword (Paperback)

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  • An Award-Winning Historian Dramatically Re-Creates a Turning Point of the Civil War It was one of the most startling events of the civil war, the "hour of destiny" for the Union.
  • About the Author: Wiley Sword's previous book Embrace an Angry Wind won the Fletcher Pratt Prize for the best book of Civil War History.
  • 448 Pages
  • History, United States

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About the Book



An award-winning historian dramatically recreates a turning point in the Civil War--the battle for the besieged city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Lively narrative, dozens of previously unpublished photographs, maps, and excerpts from private journals and letters capture every side of this crucial battle whose aftermath sealed the fate of the South.



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An Award-Winning Historian Dramatically Re-Creates a Turning Point of the Civil War

It was one of the most startling events of the civil war, the "hour of destiny" for the Union. Faced with the prospect of catastrophic defeat, the North's greatest generals--Ulysses Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, George Thomas, and Phil Sheridan--were commanding a battle for the besieged city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Suddenly, as an aghast Grant and Thomas watched, the beleaguered federal troops began a headlong, climactic, seemingly suicidal charge up the face of a six-hundred-foot-high mountain ridge overlooking the city, under ferocious fire from the Confederate infantry that held the ridge.

The siege of Chattanooga and its stuffing turnabout form the core of Wiley Sword's lively narrative. Dozens of previously unpublished photographs, maps, and excepts from private journals, and letters enhance this vivid account. Written with novelistic flair and a historian's authority, Mountains Touched with Fire captures every side of this crucial Civil War battle whose aftermath sealed the fate of the South.



Review Quotes




"A significant contribution to Civil War battle history." --Publishers Weekly

"A well-told tale of the fascinating events." --John Wilson, Chattanooga New Free Press

"Masterfully describing one of the truly decisive events of the Civil War...Mountains Touched with Fire combines the furious battle action with behind-the-scenes political maneuvering and astute historical analysis." --Nashville Banner

"Interesting, entertaining, and informative...An excellent storyteller with a good story to tell." --Steve Woodworth, Blue & Gray




About the Author



Wiley Sword's previous book Embrace an Angry Wind won the Fletcher Pratt Prize for the best book of Civil War History. His book President Washington's War was nominated for the Pulitzer, Parkman, Bancroft, and Western Heritage prizes. He lives in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.45 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: United States
Genre: History
Number of Pages: 448
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Paperback
Author: Wiley Sword
Language: English
Street Date: April 15, 1997
TCIN: 94190698
UPC: 9780312155933
Item Number (DPCI): 247-05-7734
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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