description: Lauded by the Virginia Quarterly as the best Civil War novel ever written, Jacob's Ladder resonates with all the bitter glory and deep human shame of America's greatest war.
language: English
title: Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War
titlecomplete: Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War
genres: Historical, 19th Century, Southern, Civil War, Novels, War, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Fiction, American Civil War
ratings_count: 997
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Library of Virginia Literary Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Michael Shaara Prize for Civil War Fiction, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction, name: John Esten Cooke Fiction Award
publisher: Turtleback Books