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Historian Stanley Weintraub, author of Silent Night, combines two winning topics—Christmas and the Civil War—in General Sherman’s Christmas, new from Smithsonian Books. Focusing on the holiday season of 1864, when General Sherman relentlessly pushed his troops across Georgia to capture Savannah, General Sherman’s Christmas includes the voices of soldiers and civilians on both sides of the conflict and is illustrated with striking period prints, making it the perfect holiday present for every history buff.
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Stanley Weintraub
Stanley Weintraub is Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus of Arts and Humanities at Penn State University and the author of notable histories and biographies including 11 Days in December, Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce, MacArthur's War, Long Day's Journey into War, and A Stillness Heard Round the World: The End of the Great War. He lives in Newark, Delaware.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book adds more color and human interest to the famous March to the Sea than military detail. At first I was skeptical of Weintraub's casual style and approach to detail; but as the book moves through the March day by day until Sherman and his Army finally celebrate Christmas in Savannah, he skillfully portrays the culture of the Union Army, the depressed and declining South, and the hesitant and cautious liberated slaves. Music and lyrics of songs are used by the author to explore the feelings of both sides of the war.
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