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Blood: Stories of Life and Death From The Civil War (Adrenaline) Audio CD – Audiobook, April 15, 2009

by Ulysses S. Grant (Author), Abraham Lincoln (Author), Walt Whitman (Author),

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The Civil War, the most dramatic moment in this nation's history, also produced some of our greatest literature. From tragic charges to prison escapes to the desolation wrought on those who stayed behind, Blood is an extraordinary collection of reminiscences, fiction, and excerpts from diaries and letters by an array of soldiers, writers and observers that includes Abraham Lincoln, General George Pickett, Walt Whitman, Ulysses S. Grant and Stephen Crane. * Audie Award winner.

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English
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Listen & Live Audio
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April 15, 2009
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6.75 x 1.25 x 5.75 inches
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1593164491
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978-1593164492
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Listen & Live Audio (April 15, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1593164491
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1593164492
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 1.25 x 5.75 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #8,427,102 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #25,792 in U.S. Civil War History
- #91,333 in Books on CD
- #141,687 in U.S. State & Local History

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Rhonda Randall

Not bad

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2012

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Rambles on, pretty well follows type of people noted in book, but found many long and boring sections. All in all, if you didn't know any of these people mentioned, you would be lost!

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Tim Johnson

A very useful series of interesting primary sources.

Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2000

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I purchased this book without having any firsthand knowledge of it as a background source and I haven't been minutely disappointed. Kadzis assembled both primary and secondary sources either from the time of the Civil War or from more modern secondary source writings about aspects of that war. In any case the extracts were singularly well chosen and are valuable for my purposes. I would recommend Kadzis' compilation to any person searching for a single source of Civil War rememberances written at the time or of modern fiction writers using the events of that war around which to build their longer story. The writings he has selected are very useful and interesting.

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Brian Murphy

Lacks depth and originality

Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2011

Most of the excerpts used in this book were obtained from the more popular civil war figures and authors routinely used in civil war documenteries and movies. The book's lack of originality reflects either disinterest or lack of knowledge of the civil war. Also, the book's title does not reflect the content. Readers interested in learning about the civil war are better off watching the documenteries and movies on television or actually reading the original books most of the excerpts were obtained from.

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Colinda

Fascinating collection!

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2004

I listened to the audio version of this book and found it wonderful. The stories are read by excellent actors. General Pickett's letters to his wife during the Gettysburg campaign were particularly moving. My attention was strained a bit by the length of the excerpts from Walt Whitman, but don't get me wrong, they were interesting.

The topics covered by this book are varied, which I found helpful to understanding the Civil War years. Lincoln's words on slavery tell us how challenging it was for him to try to move the country forward on that issue. From another writer we hear how a slave family struggled during the war. We hear orders written by General Sherman, and a report on the difficult life of prisoners.

I found this excellent for listening to while driving.

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John G. Hilliard

Not Much Adrenaline Needed On This One

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2003

This review is going to be heavily shaded by the fact that the book turned out to be nothing like what the title, dust jacket and series name implied. My impressions of what I was going to get with the book was down and dirty hard core descriptions of fighting. Real meaty descriptions that would really provide me an insight to what it was like in the thick of the battle. What were the Calvary charges like, what were the conditions in the POW camps, what was the battle field medical care like, almost an Ambrose on the Civil War. If this book tried to document what I just described then the editor must be found and prevented from ever committing this kind of crime again. I will give the editor some credit and think that maybe the Marketing department got a little ahead of themselves in describing this book as the "Saving Private Ryan" of Civil War books.
The book was made up of an assortment of chapters from many different authors. Some of the authors are historians and some are historical figures. The chapters were not in and of themselves that bad, it was just that it seams that they were the sale items of the literary world. They just did not flow together that well, were not particularly well written or exciting and covered far more issues then just combat. There were even some fictionalized accounts, did the editor forget this was a non-fiction book? There are no twos ways about it, I was disappointed in the book from about page 5 on. I am going to cut it a little slack in my rating just because I do not read a lot on the Civil War thus do not know how this book stacks up with others.

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Mark Fordham

A strong anthology

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2000

This book is in a series put out by Adrenaline books and each book contains certain selections chosen by the editor. The selections are generally either excerpts from books, excerpts from diaries and journals, short stories, or an occasional essay. I look at how good the writing is, and how good the stories are.
This is a strong anthology in many ways. It had a variety of civil war literature that helps to give a fuller picture of the civil war experience. There are many letters, stories, and diary entries and even a copy of orders given by a General. We get a picture of the inner workings of the war by people directly involved, as well as a picture of the world outside the war and how it was effected. We hear aspects of the war from multiple points of view. A soldier's fighting experience, a General's commanding view, letters to loved ones back home, the viewpoint of a young southern girl, life in a military prison. The reader gets to see not just the war, but the world it encompassed.
The anthology is made even stronger by the selections of famous people's writings. We get to read the words of General Ulysses S. Grant, Stephen Crane, Generals Pickett and Sherman, Abraham Lincoln, and even Walt Whitman (who worked in the hospitals treating wounded soldiers from both sides).
The only negative thing about this book is that it has no amazing powerful pieces. Almost all the selections are good (with two or three exceptions), but none are outstanding, in terms of either the writing or the story. There are no exceptionally well written pieces and no really incredible stories. This is unfortunate, but does not detract too much from the overall book. And also this volume includes some fiction, which generally does not exist in these series of books. Other than that the book is good and worth reading.

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George A. Fuller

Never Hear the End of It

Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2010

I was so looking forward to this Book on CD that I overnighted it for $23. What a mistake. The content is enjoyable enough but the problem is with the manufacturer or editor. There is ONE ONE TRACK on each CD-This means you have to start at the beginning EVERY TIME YOU LISTEN If you listen for a half hour or so and get an interruption -you have to listen to it ALL OVER to get where you were. So set up a block of 5 hours of your life-uninterrupted- so you can Hear the end of it. The are 4 disks and each is over an hour in length

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