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    A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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    “Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs ...
    Binding
    Hardcover
    Weight
    2 lbs
    Product Group
    Book
    IsTextBook
    No
    ISBN
    9780345549198

    About this product

    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    Random House Publishing Group
    ISBN-10
    0345549198
    ISBN-13
    9780345549198
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    204080785

    Product Key Features

    Book Title
    Fateful Lightning : a Novel of the Civil War
    Number of Pages
    640 Pages
    Language
    English
    Topic
    War & Military, Historical, Action & Adventure
    Publication Year
    2015
    Illustrator
    Yes
    Genre
    Fiction
    Author
    Jeff Shaara
    Format
    Hardcover

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    2 in
    Item Weight
    31.9 Oz
    Item Length
    9.6 in
    Item Width
    6.5 in

    Additional Product Features

    Intended Audience
    Trade
    LCCN
    2015-011013
    Reviews
    Praise for Jeff Shaara's new Civil War series   The Fateful Lightning   "Powerful and emotional . . . highly recommended." -- Historical Novels Review   "Outstanding . . . Shaara combines his extensive knowledge of military history with his consummate skill as a storyteller." -- Booklist   "Readers . . . looking for an absorbing novel will be well rewarded." -- The Clarion-Ledger   "A great accomplishment and a more than fitting conclusion to Shaara's work on the Civil War." -- Bookreporter A Blaze of Glory   "[An] exciting read . . . This novel is meticulously researched and brings a vivid reality to the historical events depicted." -- Library Journal   "Dynamic portrayals [of] Johnston, Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman." --The Wall Street Journal   A Chain of Thunder   "Shaara continues to draw powerful novels from the bloody history of the Civil War." --Kirkus Reviews   "Shaara's historical accuracy is faultless, and he tells a good story. . . . The voices of these people come across to the reader as poignantly clear as they did 150 years ago." --Historical Novels Review   The Smoke at Dawn   "Beautifully written . . . Shaara once again elevates history from mere rote fact to explosive and engaging drama." -- Bookreporter   "Shaara's mastery of military tactics, his intimate grasp of history, and his ability to interweave several supporting narratives into a cohesive and digestible whole . . . will appeal to a broad range of historical and military fiction fans." -- Booklist, Praise for Jeff Shaara's new Civil War series   The Fateful Lightning   "Powerful and emotional . . . highly recommended." -- Historical Novels Review   "Outstanding . . . Shaara combines his extensive knowledge of military history with his consummate skill as a storyteller." -- Booklist   "Readers [who are] looking for an absorbing novel will be well rewarded." -- The Clarion-Ledger   "A great accomplishment and a more than fitting conclusion to Shaara's work on the Civil War." -- Bookreporter A Blaze of Glory   "[An] exciting read . . . This novel is meticulously researched and brings a vivid reality to the historical events depicted." -- Library Journal   "Dynamic portrayals [of] Johnston, Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman." --The Wall Street Journal   A Chain of Thunder   "Shaara continues to draw powerful novels from the bloody history of the Civil War." --Kirkus Reviews   "Shaara's historical accuracy is faultless, and he tells a good story. . . . The voices of these people come across to the reader as poignantly clear as they did 150 years ago." --Historical Novels Review   The Smoke at Dawn   "Beautifully written . . . Shaara once again elevates history from mere rote fact to explosive and engaging drama." -- Bookreporter   "Shaara's mastery of military tactics, his intimate grasp of history, and his ability to interweave several supporting narratives into a cohesive and digestible whole . . . will appeal to a broad range of historical and military fiction fans." -- Booklist, Praise for Jeff Shaara's new Civil War series   A Blaze of Glory   "[An] exciting read . . . This novel is meticulously researched and brings a vivid reality to the historical events depicted." -- Library Journal   "Dynamic portrayals [of] Johnston, Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman." --The Wall Street Journal   A Chain of Thunder   "Shaara continues to draw powerful novels from the bloody history of the Civil War." --Kirkus Reviews   "Shaara's historical accuracy is faultless, and he tells a good story. . . . The voices of these people come across to the reader as poignantly clear as they did 150 years ago." --Historical Novels Review   The Smoke at Dawn   "Beautifully written . . . Shaara once again elevates history from mere rote fact to explosive and engaging drama." -- Bookreporter   "Shaara's mastery of military tactics, his intimate grasp of history, and his ability to interweave several supporting narratives into a cohesive and digestible whole . . . will appeal to a broad range of historical and military fiction fans." -- Booklist
    TitleLeading
    The
    Dewey Edition
    23
    Dewey Decimal
    813/.54
    Synopsis
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From Jeff Shaara comes the riveting final installment in the Civil War series that began with A Blaze of Glory and continued in A Chain of Thunder and The Smoke at Dawn . November 1864: As the Civil War rolls into its fourth bloody year, the tide has turned decidedly in favor of the Union. A grateful Abraham Lincoln responds to Ulysses S. Grant's successes by bringing the general east, promoting Grant to command the entire Union war effort, while William Tecumseh Sherman now directs the Federal forces that occupy all of Tennessee. In a massive surge southward, Sherman conquers the city of Atlanta, sweeping aside the Confederate army under the inept leadership of General John Bell Hood. Pushing through northern Georgia, Sherman's legendary March to the Sea shoves away any Rebel presence, and by Christmas 1864 the city of Savannah falls into the hands of "Uncle Billy." Now there is but one direction for Sherman to go. In his way stands the last great hope for the Southern cause, General Joseph E. Johnston. In the concluding novel of his epic Civil War tetralogy, Jeff Shaara tells the dramatic story of the final eight months of battle from multiple perspectives: the commanders in their tents making plans for total victory, as well as the ordinary foot soldiers and cavalrymen who carried out their orders until the last alarum sounded. Through Sherman's eyes, we gain insight into the mind of the general who vowed to "make Georgia howl" until it surrendered. In Johnston, we see a man agonizing over the limits of his army's power, and accepting the burden of leading the last desperate effort to ensure the survival of the Confederacy. The Civil War did not end quietly. It climaxed in a storm of fury that lay waste to everything in its path. The Fateful Lightning brings to life those final brutal, bloody months of fighting with you-are-there immediacy, grounded in the meticulous research that readers have come to expect from Jeff Shaara. Praise for The Fateful Lightning "Powerful and emotional . . . highly recommended." -- Historical Novels Review "Outstanding . . . Shaara combines his extensive knowledge of military history with his consummate skill as a storyteller." -- Booklist "Readers . . . looking for an absorbing novel will be well rewarded." -- The Clarion-Ledger "A great accomplishment and a more than fitting conclusion to Shaara's work on the Civil War." -- Bookreporter, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER .FromJeff Shaara comes the riveting final installment in the Civil War series that began with A Blaze of Glory and continued in A Chain of Thunder and The Smoke at Dawn . November 1864- As the Civil War rolls into its fourth bloody year, the tide has turned decidedly in favor of the Union. A grateful Abraham Lincoln responds to Ulysses S. Grant's successes by bringing the general east, promoting Grant to command the entire Union war effort, while William Tecumseh Sherman now directs the Federal forces that occupy all of Tennessee. In a massive surge southward, Sherman conquers the city of Atlanta, sweeping aside the Confederate army under the inept leadership of General John Bell Hood. Pushing through northern Georgia, Sherman's legendary March to the Sea shoves away any Rebel presence, and by Christmas 1864 the city of Savannah falls into the hands of "Uncle Billy." Now there is but one direction for Sherman to go. In his way stands the last great hope for the Southern cause, General Joseph E. Johnston. In the concluding novel of his epic Civil War tetralogy, Jeff Shaara tells the dramatic story of the final eight months of battle from multiple perspectives- the commanders in their tents making plans for total victory, as well as the ordinary foot soldiers and cavalrymen who carried out their orders until the last alarum sounded. Through Sherman's eyes, we gain insight into the mind of the general who vowed to "make Georgia howl" until it surrendered. In Johnston, we see a man agonizing over the limits of his army's power, and accepting the burden of leading the last desperate effort to ensure the survival of the Confederacy. The Civil War did not end quietly. It climaxed in a storm of fury that lay waste to everything in its path. The Fateful Lightning brings to life those final brutal, bloody months of fighting with you-are-there immediacy, grounded in the meticulous research that readers have come to expect from Jeff Shaara. Praise for The Fateful Lightning "Powerful and emotional . . . highly recommended." - Historical Novels Review "Outstanding . . . Shaara combines his extensive knowledge of military history with his consummate skill as a storyteller." - Booklist "Readers . . . looking for an absorbing novel will be well rewarded." - The Clarion-Ledger "A great accomplishment and a more than fitting conclusion to Shaara's work on the Civil War." - Bookreporter
    LC Classification Number
    PS3569.H18

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      • Sherman's March Across Georgia: Rescuer or Renegade

        The Fateful Lightning is the fourth, and final, volume in a series that tells the story of the Civil War in the "West." (West being areas West of the Appalachian mountains.) From the first three volumes, A Blaze of Glory dealt with the 1862 campaign at Shiloh. A Chain of Thunder describes the summer of 1863 and the siege of Vicksburg. The Smoke at Dawn carries the reader into the Fall of 1863 as the campaign around Chattanooga develops. The Fateful Lightning picks up with General Sherman's campaigns from November of 1864 across north and central Georgia and into North Carolina by April,1865, at war's end. This tale is told through 4 different voices: General William T. Sherman, himself, his adversary, General William Hardee, and a Confederate cavalryman Captain James Seeley, all whom we ...

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      • Great for Civil War buffs

        Great book, although a novel it follows the actual events, It is part of a number of books using the same characters so it breathes life into real people and creates fictional people to tell the story of the average soldiers as well as the leaders.

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      • Still reading. Good so far.

        I haven’t read any of Jeff Sahara books yet. I have started one of the John Jake’s books. The books are in great shape. Thanks for taking such great care of the books. Paula

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      • The Fateful Lightning

        I thought I bought a paperback!

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        great book

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