The Bonfire : The Siege and Burning of Atlanta (Paperback)

from queencersei

One of the quintessential moments of the Civil War was the siege and eventual destruction of Atlanta. Atlanta was a new city, less then 20 years old. In that short time it morphed from a small rail stop to one of the most important cities of the South. It's importance was due to it's rail lines t...

from marshapetry

Loved it! Such an interesting audiobook of Atlanta and the south in the mid-late civil war, and the devestation of the March to the Sea. Learned a lot about life in the south and how, for example, there was a growing class of "free" blacks in Atlanta and how tenuous that life was. I got caught up...

from terk71

I have traveled through Atlanta historian Franklin M. Garrett's multi-volume work on the history of Atlanta; but Marc Wortman's book is much more focused in its scope and is a masterful exploration of the primordial roots to the founding, growth, and destruction of the City of Atlanta. I have tou...

from carterchristian1

I just visited Jamestown, both the Jamestown Settlement and the National Park Service museum,where I purchased this book. While his books certainly celebrate his own life and are selections are required reading for most high school students studying American Literature, they still truly give a fl...

from carterchristian1

I just visited Jamestown, both the Jamestown Settlement and the National Park Service museum,where I purchased this book. While his books certainly celebrate his own life and are selections are required reading for most high school students studying American Literature, they still truly give a fl...