When Johnny Came Marching Home (CD-Audio)

from meacoleman

I am loving this book! Mr. Heffernan grabs the reader right from the start by introducing three lively characters from a small town in Vermont who grew up together and end up serving together in the Union army in the Civil War. This is not just another Civil War story. Mr. Heffernan skillfully we...

from riverlady2

William Heffernan's murder mystery set just after the end of the Civil War is a fine period novel told in first person. A truly enjoyable read. Heffernan gives us a look at the effects of war on the 3 friends who became Union soldiers and their families. Even though most readers will be able to p...

from satxreader

This post-Civil War murder mystery is told in first person by the only surviving member of a group of 3 boys who grew up together in Vermont in the mid-1800's and enlisted to fight together in the Civil War. The effect on the 3 best friends is an illustration of the quote, "Adversity does not bui...

from nabhill

'When Johnny Came Marching Home' is about three young men, one who dies during the war, one who is crippled in the war and one who is a psychopath. It takes place after the war as one of them investigates a murder. The story unfolds through a series of flashbacks revealing the young men as the bo...

from psutto

Very Good American civil war murder mystery yarn The small town of Jerusalem's Landing sends three friends off to the civil war. By war's end, one boy is dead, one returns a physically crippled and emotionally compromised man, and the third comes home as an unfeeling psychopath. The book then rev...