![]() The story commenced with George Walker, a wealthy landowner. Set in the fictional town of Old Ox in Georgia, the novel endeavored to capture the changes in tides that took place immediately after the culmination of the Civil War. The book also went on to win an award, the National Book Award.Ĭontinuing this long and strong literary tradition is Nathan Harris who captured the adverse effect of the War in his debut novel, The Sweetness of Water. Charles Frazier’s Cold Mountain (1997) also captured the ill effects of the war through the story of two star-crossed lovers. ![]() One book that comes to mind is Margaret Mitchell’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Gone with the Wind (1936), widely regarded as a literary classic. ![]() Over the years, several novels about the war have been published, some even earning global recognition. It is the war’s role in shaping modern American history that has made it, and its consequences, an irresistible subject for writers. ![]() The fight for supremacy between the Confederate Army and the Union has highlighted the rift between the north and the deep south, the vestiges of which continue to reverberate in the contemporary. The American Civil War (Apto April 9, 1865) is one of the most storied and seminal historical events that has characterized modern American history. ![]()
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