The Judas Field : A Novel of the Civil War (Paperback)

from cathyskye

First Line: Cass Wakefield was born in a double-pen log cabin just at the break of day, and before he was twenty minutes old, he was almost thrown out with the bedclothes. Since that rather inauspicious beginning, Cass Wakefield piloted steamboats, married, was a soldier, and became a widower. Fo...

from sjmccreary

In 1885 Cass Wakefield was asked by his longtime friend Alice Sansing to accompany her to retrieve the bodies of her father and brother. Alice is dying of cancer and, having never married, suddenly is afraid of being alone forever in the cemetery. Her father and brother had fought in the civil wa...

from sjmccreary

In 1885 Cass Wakefield was asked by his longtime friend Alice Sansing to accompany her to retrieve the bodies of her father and brother. Alice is dying of cancer and, having never married, suddenly is afraid of being alone forever in the cemetery. Her father and brother had fought in the civil wa...

from minpin3G

This book took a while to read...I think more because I knew how it would evoke such sadness at the end more than anything else. Although I usually do not read this genre of book, The Judas Field is a new favorite for me. I love the way the characters are given so many different dimensions. A ver...

from MacsTomes

Remarkable book. Such eloquence rarely seen these days. Very disturbing battle scenes.