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Title: Chancellorsville (Reasoner, James. Civil War Battle Series, Bk. 4.) by James Reasoner ISBN: 1-58182-130-1 Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Western Struggle
Comment: CHANCELLORSVILLE continues the story of the five Brannon brothers, their sister and mother. Many twists and turns emerge in this volume: Titus and Polly's romance goes further, while Will and Mac continue fighting with the Confederate Army in Virginia and Maryland.
Meanwhile, Cory, the wandering Brannon, heads for Vicksburg, Mississippi in search of his beloved Lucille. En route, he meets Pie Jones, who will become a good friend to Cory. Little does Cory know he and Pie, along with Lucille's uncle, Charles Thompson, will soon become instrumental in an endeavor to break the Union siege of Vicksburg. When Pie falls in love with Rachel, a serving girl in a Louisiana tavern, trouble soon follows.
As are the three previous volumes in The Civil War Battle Series, Chancellorsville is well-researched, tautly written, and fast-paced. A highly recommended book for any fan of historical fiction or Civil War buff.
Rating: 3
Summary: More Soap Opera than Battles this time around
Comment: "Chancellorsville" is Book 4 by James Reasoner in The Civil War Battle Series, and from the title and the painting of Stonewall Jackson on the cover you know that this particular volume will end with the general's death after the battle. The question is which Brannon brothers will be around when Stonewall is shot by his own troops and dies from complications with pneumonia a few days later. After all the battles covered in the previous volume, "Antietam," this book is rather sparse on actual combat, saving both Fredericksburg and the title battle until the last chapters. Reasoner's narrative also suffers because the first half deals with the adventures of Cory Brannon in Vicksburg, which is not yet besieged by Grant's western Army. This presents several problems. First, the emphasis is more on the soap opera elements of the series, with Cory searching for his beloved Lucille Farrell. Second, the narrative switches back and forth between Cory in the west and the rest of the Brannons back in Virginia for the first half of the book before focusing entirely on the eastern theater for the last half (and the chronology does not seem to match up exactly). The soap opera elements are even more present back in Culpeper as Titus' marriage to Polly falls apart and he leaves to join the Army. Every time the soap opera elements intrude I have to resist the urge to skip ahead: Polly keeps visiting her father's room in the middle of the night, the new Preacher kisses Abigail, there is a rich Major who covets Mac's stallion, Nathan Hatcher keeps having chance encounters with the Brannon brothers. When we finally get to the two main battle of the book, it seems like too little too late. The Brannons continue to dodge the bullets for the most part, although there is one major setback, and their familiarity with famous Confederate generals a necessary convention. But I cannot believe they are all going to get out of this war alive, but the family is intact as of early 1863. The next volume is entitled "Vicksburg," which is interesting since the siege ends concurrently with the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg. Hopefully Reasoner will keep us closer to the battlefields next time around.
Rating: 4
Summary: Chancellorsville by James Reasoner
Comment: Fourth in the series by James Reasoner. The Brannon sons continue their adventures during the civil war. A quick, lite,enjoyable read yet very superficial with regard to historical details. You could read this book in a single sitting if you were so inclined.
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Title: Shiloh (Civil War Battles Series/James Reasoner, Bk 2) by James Reasoner ISBN: 1581820488 Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Gettysburg: A Novel (Civil War Battle Series, Volume 6) by James Reasoner ISBN: 1581822200 Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing Pub. Date: 11 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Chickamauga (The Civil War Battle Series) by James Reasoner ISBN: 1581822537 Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Savannah (A J Reasoner) by James Reasoner ISBN: 1581823282 Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Manassas: A Novel by James Reasoner ISBN: 1581822138 Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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