The Parting: A Story of West Point on the Eve of the Civil War
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (719 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1483602311 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 410 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It is a true and epic story told in flashback from the days leading up to the first major battle of the Civil War to the final year at the Academy for the Class of 1861, a microcosm of the nation. The Parting: A Story of West Point on the Eve of the Civil War is an award-winning historical novel and recipient of a Five Star ForeWord Clarion Book Review. The story is factually based, and the cadet characters and many other characters are real, and their relationships to one other are fo
From the AuthorForeWord Clarion Review The Parting: A Story of West Point on the Eve of the Civil War Richard Barlow Adams Five Stars (out of Five) Set in the year before the start of the Civil War, The Parting captures both the excitement and tension of that troubling and divisive time in American history. McLaughlin . Although a full third of the novel is devoted to what may seem a frivolous romance between cadets and visiting college girls during a week in the summer of 1860,
Five Stars Andy Everett Excellent historical prospective with cadet life weaved in the story.. "The Parting by Richard Adams" according to Michael McClellan. The Parting by Richard AdamsReviewThe Parting inspires us to take a look at a different casualty of the civil war that most of us have never thought to examine: the demise of the West Point Class of 1861. Rich Adams prompts us to look at the events preceding the firing on Ft. Sumter from a very different perspective. It is hard to ima. The Parting: A story of West Point on the Eve of the Civil War Rich Adams provides the readers with a unique insight into the dynamics between the West Point cadets and their officers from the south and north as the reality of the Civil War approached. His characters become real people with great conflicts in their feelings towards each other as the issues of leading to the Civil War cease to be