| (Temporarily Out of Stock) "Army Life in a Black Regiment"
by
Thomas Wentworth Higginson |
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Army Life in a Black Regiment - This is a remarkable book about a literate Yankee (Higginson
"discovered" the poet Emily Dickinson) who "discovers" the South. It's also "about" Black soldiers in a
white war, white officers in a Black regiment, self-discovery, rivers, and hope. Much of the imagery
and characterization in the movie GLORY seems to have been lifted from this book: it is, after all, a
first-hand narrative of war by an idealist sorely tested by politics and physical hardship. Higginson's
writing of the book is in part his attempt to deal with what today we would call Post-Traumatic-Stress
Disorder, and it is no wonder that the tone sometimes reminds the reader of Hemingway's "Big
Two-Hearted River." Because the teller of this story emerges as an interesting person per se, this
edition includes some of his other essays, ranging from his fascination with slave rebellion to his
appreciation for poetry.
Price: $16.00 + $3.00 s/h (MD residents, please add 5% sales tax)
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