The Parting: A Story of West Point on the Eve of the Civil War

The Parting: A Story of West Point on the Eve of the Civil War

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. 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 story is factually based, and the cadet characters and many other characters are real, and their relationships to one other are founded in fact. Pictured on the cover of the book are members of the class and best friends, John Pelham from Alabama, and Edmund Kirby from New York. The story unfolds with Pelham, Kirby, and their classmates enjoying the idyllic time of their final summer encampment, when chaperoned young ladies would grace the West Point Hotel in hopes of meeting the most eligible bachelors in the country. But soon the clouds of secession form. The Class of 1861 and the country witness the election of Lincoln, the country unraveling, another one forming, and make decisions that, after Fort Sumter, will pit friend against friend in the most devastating war ever fought by Americans. And complicating everything for Pelham is the young lady he met during summer encampment, the stunning Clara Bolton from Philadelphia.
Country USA
Brand Xlibris
Manufacturer XLIBRIS
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate 2013-03-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781483602257

Country	USA
Brand	Xlibris
Manufacturer	XLIBRIS
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate	2013-03-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781483602257

The Parting: A Story of West Point on the Eve of the Civil War

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