Howell Raines
Author
Publisher
Crown
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist reveals the little-known story of the Union soldiers from Alabama who played a decisive role in the Civil War, and how they were scrubbed from the history books. We all know how the Civil War was won: by courageous Yankees who triumphed over the South. But as veteran journalist Howell Raines shows, it was not only soldiers from Northern states who helped General William Tecumseh Sherman burn Atlanta to the ground,...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
"Lost fish," writes Howell Raines, "chasten us to the knowledge that we are all, in each and every moment, dwindling. Imagine my surprise when I discovered well into my sixth decade that losing fish can prepare us for a blessing as well as for pain." Confronting loss - of an elusive fish or something larger - is at the heart of "The One That Got Away,” the graceful sequel to Raines's much-loved, bestselling memoir "Fly Fishing Through the Midlife...