The Fires of Pride
Subtitle: A Novel of the Civil War
Publisher: Carroll & Graf
Published: March 10, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 576
ISBN-13: 9780786714483
Subjects: Historical fiction; American Historical Fiction; Fiction - Historical; Fiction; Historical - General; Fiction / Literary; War & Military
First sentence: In a letter dated June 30, 1863, Alonzo Cushing conveyed exciting news to his brother, Lieutenant Commander Will Cushing: Alonzo and his unit, Battery A of the 4th New York Artillery, were breaking camp and preparing to march for Pennsylvania, as part of the mighty host General Meade was gathering to repulse Lee's audacious invasion of the North.