Richmond Burning

The Last Days of the Confederate Capital

Nelson Lankford

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Penguin Random House Australia
29 July 2003

History of the Americas; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Military history; American Civil War; Battles & campaigns

Nelson Lankford draws upon Civil War-era diaries, letters, memoirs, and newspaper reports to vividly recapture the experiences of the men and women, both black and white, who witnessed the tumultuous fall of Richmond. In April 1865 General Robert E. Lee realized that his army must retreat from the Confederate capital and that Jefferson Davis's government must flee. As the Southern soldiers moved out they set the city on fire, leaving a blazing ruin to greet the entering Union troops. The city's fall ushered in the birth of the modern United States. Lankford's exploration of this pivotal event is at once an authoritative work of history and a stunning piece of dramatic prose.

By: Nelson Lankford
Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 201mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 282g
ISBN: 9780142003107
ISBN 10: 0142003107
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 29 July 2003
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nelson Lankford edits The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the quarterly journal of the Virginia Historical Society. A resident of Richmond, he is the co-editor of Eye of the Storm and Images from the Storm and author of The Last American Aristocrat.

Reviews for Richmond Burning: The Last Days of the Confederate Capital

Superb . . . Lankford has turned a huge body of material into a narrative that captures both the frenetic pace of events and their many undercurrents. . . . Even the icons Lincoln and Lee live and breathe on the page. An absorbing study of the Confederacy's last hours and a city in ruins. An absorbing study of the Confederacy's last hours and a city in ruins. ( Kirkus Reviews ) -An absorbing study of the Confederacy's last hours and a city in ruins.- --Kirkus Reviews-Superb...Lankford has turned a huge body of material into a narrative that captures both the frenetic pace of events and their many undercurrents. ....Even the icons Lincoln and Lee live and breathe on the page.- --Baltimore Sun An absorbing study of the Confederacy's last hours and a city in ruins. --Kirkus Reviews Superb...Lankford has turned a huge body of material into a narrative that captures both the frenetic pace of events and their many undercurrents. ....Even the icons Lincoln and Lee live and breathe on the page. --Baltimore Sun An absorbing study of the Confederacy''s last hours and a city in ruins. --Kirkus Reviews Superb...Lankford has turned a huge body of material into a narrative that captures both the frenetic pace of events and their many undercurrents. ....Even the icons Lincoln and Lee live and breathe on the page. --Baltimore Sun