The Valley Of The Shadows
Subtitle: The Coming Of The Civil War In Lincoln's Midwest, A Contemporary Account
Contributors: Bernard Devoto (Editor)
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: April 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781417903801
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; History: American; History; History - U.S.; USA; United States - Civil War
First sentence: ALL through the winter the meeting-house on Saul's Prairie had stood deserted and dormant, its windows rattling in the bleak winds, perhaps longing for the coming revivals and the living, vital sympathy of beings "clothed in garments divine"; but now, how different it looked on this wonderful Sunday morning, with its door and windows wide open, the flowers in bloom, and the birds perched on the tallest weeds pouring forth their song!