In this fast-paced narrative; historian Joseph Wheelan relates the dramatic events of early 1865; from the battles ending the Petersburg siege and forcing Lee's surrender at Appomattox to the destruction of South Carolina's capital; the assassination of Lincoln; and the intensive manhunt for his killer. Meticulously researched; Their Last Full Measure braids the rapidly unfolding events into a compelling account that includes powerful armies; leaders civil and military; flawed and splendid; and ordinary people; black and white; struggling to survive in the war's wreckage.
#153397 in Books 2006-08-29 2006-08-29Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x .88 x 5.63l; 1.10 #File Name: 0306815176368 pages
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A really good readBy conradI'm a photographer and when we travel it's on back roads. This book is about one of those areas we found and return often. It happened in southeast Georgina in the county from top to bottom runs highway 17 which was the highway from every where to Florida. That road was like a hucksters paradise and con men and women from all the wrong places picked and fleeced tourist . The story is about the black and whites who lived there and the Sherif that ran the county. It's just a good story very well done by a great author that gives a real in site into the lives of real people.COST: 1c; 3.99 shipping and worth a fortune. Almost all of the people who live in small towns every where are not like we think they are just because we think they are. Travel; through a place and time that is no longer there. I-95 has changed the East Coast; North and South for better and worse; but I love it all for one reason or another. God bless you all; or "y'all" or "youse guys" I know thats not how it's spelled;but to my ears thats how it sounds; one country;many good people..5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Praying for Sheetrock - a great history lesson of McIntosh CountyBy K. McCranieI first borrowed the book and read it several years ago; and I wanted to have my own copy. The book is well written and is written from a personal standpoint by someone who knows the area and is personally familiar with the occurrences. If you have any connection to McIntosh County or the south Georgia coast; it is worth reading; and even if no connection; it gives a depiction of small town corruption and is worth reading. I enjoyed it very much.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This book really opened my eyes as to the relations ...By Bobby MuggridgeThis book really opened my eyes as to the relations between the white and black community during this time. I was born and raised in the South and was not aware of the injustice as to how the African race was treated.
