Army Life in a Black Regiment
and Other Writings
$40.88
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
1 October 1997
Summary
In 1862, Thomas Wentworth Higginson was commissioned as a colonel to head the first regiment of emancipated slaves, and ARMY LIFE IN A BLACK REGIMENT is his stirring account of his wartime experiences. Shaped by American Romanticism and imbued with Higginson’s interest in both man and nature, the narrative ranges from detailed reports on daily life to a vivid description of the author’s narrow escape from cannon fire, as well as evocative sketches that conjure up the beauty and mystery of the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140436211 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140436219 |
| Author: | Thomas Wentworth Higginson, R.D. Madison |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 October 1997 |
| Weight: | 301g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 21mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
R. D. Madison is a professor of English at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He has edited several volumes of military and naval history, including The Bounty Mutiny by William Bligh and Edward Christian for Penguin Classics.
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