The red badge of courage
Subtitle: an episode of the American Civil War & "The veteran"
By: Stephen Crane ; with an introduction by Shelby Foote.
Edition: 2000 Modern Library pbk. ed.
Series: The Modern Library classics
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
Subjects: Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863 -- Fiction; Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: Young Henry Fleming had always dreamt of performing heroic deeds in battle. But as a raw recruit in the American Civil War, the reality if one of mental and physical torment. Throughout his first ordeal in action, Henry experiences both fear and self-doubt, and has no idea whether war will make him a coward - or a hero.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. liv).