The March
From kwharrison13.com · Anti-library
The March
| Full title | The March: A Novel |
|---|---|
| Author | E. L. Doctorow |
| Published | 2005 |
| Pages | 383 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | E. L. Doctorow’s novel of Sherman’s march through Georgia and the Carolinas as a moving human weather system, told from inside it — freed slaves, army surgeons, Confederate stragglers, Sherman himself. His interest is what an army does to the country it passes through. |
Where I heard about it
- Replies to @moseskagan — named in the replies to his question “What historical fiction should I read next? (Bonus points for something involving building or trade, rather than violence)” (as “The March — Doctorow”), April 2025. Full list: What historical fiction should I… (tweet).
Connections
- Battle Cry of Freedom — the single-volume history of the same war, named in a different thread Kyle saved.
- Historical Fiction — the genre the thread was asking about.
- What historical fiction should I… (tweet) — the thread this recommendation came from.
What links here
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