Swallowed Up in Victory: A Civil War Narrative, Petersburg, 1864-1865

By Lee Passarella

Swallowed Up in Victory is a narrative of the last year of the American Civil War. It follows the action surrounding the first attacks on Petersburg through the surrender at Appomattox. Swallowed Up... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572493011
• ISBN13: 9781572493018
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: White Mane Publishing Company, Incorporated
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Engrossing novel of the final year of the American Civil War

Written with a meticulous attention to its historical background and context, Lee Passarella's Swallowed Up In Victory: A Civil War Narrative Petersburg, 1864-1865 is an engrossing novel of the final year of the American Civil War, centering on the bloody attacks waged on Petersburg through the surrender at Appomattox. The letters and journal entries of a group of fictitious people swept up by the turmoil of war make for a unique story that feels as real and vivid as if the writings had been rescued from forgotten family records. A compelling Civil War story, Swallowed Up In Victory is enthusiastically recommended for historical fiction readers in general, and Civil War history buffs in particular.