Rising in Flames

De: J. D. Dickey

Narrado por: Grover Gardner

A New York Times best-selling historian sheds new light on Sherman’s epic “March to the Sea", especially the soldiers, doctors, nurses, and civilians who would change the nation for the better.

America in the antebellum years was a deeply troubled country, divided by partisan gridlock and ideological warfare, angry voices in the streets and the statehouses, furious clashes over race and immigration, and a growing chasm between immense wealth and desperate poverty.

The Civil War that followed brought America to the brink of self-destruction. But it also created a new country from the ruins of the old one - bolder and stronger than ever. No event in the war was more destructive, or more important, than William Sherman's legendary march through Georgia - crippling the heart of the South's economy, freeing thousands of slaves, and marking the beginning of a new era.

This invasion not only quelled the Confederate forces, but transformed America, forcing it to reckon with a century of injustice. Dickey reveals the story of women actively involved in the military campaign and later, in civilian networks. African Americans took active roles as soldiers, builders, and activists.

Rich with despair and hope, brutality, and compassion, Rising in Flames tells the dramatic story of the Union's invasion of the Confederacy and how this colossal struggle helped create a new nation from the embers of the Old South.

©2018 J. D. Dickey (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Captivating

While there are a few contestable things in this book, I greatly enjoyed how it covers the biographical histories of certain persons who books rarely do. It was quite enjoyable & I'd put it ahead of a number of books just because it's not repeating the same things as many tend to.

Recommended reading

Far more than just Sherman’s March across Georgia. Demonstrating detailed research, this book gives in-depth personal studies of several people involved from high-ranking officers to orderlies. Extensive background is filled in throughout the war, with activities at the national level down to individual units and soldiers. Civilian support is also subjected to extensive examination.

Very well-read throughout. The reader is excellent.

Recommended read to fill those Civil War knowledge gaps you didn’t know you had.

Thanks to Audible for making this volume available free of charge.

Light summary of the war

This book cover the lead up to and the entire war. Not a battle by battle recount but a quick and clean study of the war leading up to Sherman March. Good read not to heavy or academic.

Not to be overlooked

We know of Grant and Sherman, but long overlooked have been two women of comparable Civil War achievement: Mary Livermore and Mother Bickerdyke. This book corrects this oversights. While Dickey details the military history of the War, he gives due credit to these two women who performed heroic deeds to see that the northern troops were fed, clothed, and nursed.

Excellent Historical Read

Great detailed account of many triumphs and tragedies of the civil war and its aftermath as seen through the eyes of Sherman’s Army.