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Last Train From Atlanta
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590 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1958
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January 18, 2010
I bought a nice hardback copy of this second hand. The subject is the Siege of Atlanta, and mostly it comprises memoirs of people who were there with extracts from contemporary letters, newspapers and similar documents. The author's narrative binds these elements together.
North and South are both represented here. There's possibly a very slight bias towards the Confederacy but that's accounted for by the fact that many of the people writing their diaries and so on were in Atlanta at the time.
There's quite a number of interesting photos, and the only regret I had was that the map of Atlanta was reproduced so small that I couldn't make out any worthwhile detail and so I was no better off for having it.
It's very illuminating to read the attitudes of people living through this unpleasant time. They're not always what you expect at all. However the feeling I was left with, as so often with war books, was one of despair. It must have been a dreadful time for all concerned, not least for the civilian population of Atlanta who suddenly found cannon balls and shells raining down upon them, with inevitable effects.
North and South are both represented here. There's possibly a very slight bias towards the Confederacy but that's accounted for by the fact that many of the people writing their diaries and so on were in Atlanta at the time.
There's quite a number of interesting photos, and the only regret I had was that the map of Atlanta was reproduced so small that I couldn't make out any worthwhile detail and so I was no better off for having it.
It's very illuminating to read the attitudes of people living through this unpleasant time. They're not always what you expect at all. However the feeling I was left with, as so often with war books, was one of despair. It must have been a dreadful time for all concerned, not least for the civilian population of Atlanta who suddenly found cannon balls and shells raining down upon them, with inevitable effects.
June 21, 2013
I cannot drive through Atlanta and not look at significant landmarks from the Civil War (the Presbyterian Church ((downtown)) comes to mind) without feeling the presence of those who lived here during that period. The thought of horses stabled in the basement; the screams of injured men triaged on the first floor, many facing amputation and worse... infection from their wounds.
This book follows the trials and tribulations of families caught in the horrors of the War of Sections (The Civil War) through excerpts from diaries; thoughts from everyday life gathered from men, women and children that paint a haunting picture of Atlanta before the war, during the battles along the Chattahoochee and as Atlanta burned.
Well worth the read if your taste leans towards memoirs and history.
This book follows the trials and tribulations of families caught in the horrors of the War of Sections (The Civil War) through excerpts from diaries; thoughts from everyday life gathered from men, women and children that paint a haunting picture of Atlanta before the war, during the battles along the Chattahoochee and as Atlanta burned.
Well worth the read if your taste leans towards memoirs and history.
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