Long Remember

Mackinlay Kantor

ISBN 10: 0765377810 / ISBN 13: 9780765377814

Published by Forge, 2014

About this Item

MacKinlay Kantor's>Long Remember is the first realistic novel about the Civil War. Originally published in the 1930s, and out of print since the 50s, this book received rave reviews from the>New York Times Book Review and was a main selection of the Literary Guild. It is the account of the Battle of Gettysburg, as viewed by a pacifist who comes to accept the nasty necessity of combat, and lives an intense and skewed romance along the way.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Long Remember
• Publisher: Forge
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0765377810
• ISBN 13: 9780765377814
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

MacKinlay Kantor's Long Remember is the first realistic novel about the Civil War. Originally published in the 1930s, and out of print since the 50s, this book received rave reviews from the New York Times Book Review and was a main selection of the Literary Guild. It is the account of the Battle of Gettysburg, as viewed by a pacifist who comes to accept the nasty necessity of combat, and lives an intense and skewed romance along the way.

About the Author

MacKinlay Kantor was born in Webster City, Iowa, on February 4, 1904. In 1934, he published Long Remember, which received numerous rave reviews and became his first bestseller. Ten years later, Kantor was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel Andersonville. He was one of the most well-known American writers during the 1950s and still remains one of the most respected Civil War authors to date. He died on October 11, 1977.