Liberty Street: A Novel of Late Civil War Savannah

by Lawrence Martin

Abigale Tate, 24, has lost her father and husband in the Civil War, and now General Sherman is about to invade Savannah. She feels despondent and cynical. She attends a black church and is enthralled by the reverend, a free colored man. They have a furtive affair, which ends when she meets a Yankee major. Along the way she is beset by a teenage sister who has no boundaries in seeking love, a stalking German immigrant, and an outlaw brother who is hunted by the very man she hopes to marry.

397 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 25, 2017

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Reviews

[Janet Abbott]

Could have been so much more

The story itself was interesting, but there were too many storylines within it. So many of these could be developed further with both the plot and characters. It's clear the author hasn't read a social history of the US Civil War. I found the use of modern terminology to be distracting from the story. For instance, the first use of the phrase "death wish" wasn't until 1920. Another, condoms were referred to as safes, French letters or envelopes and they were not as widely available as the author would have you think. Lastly, spaghetti and sauce was not a thing in 1865 Savannah. It wasn't common in the country until 1910-1920.

[Gary David Reed]

It's ok

There are a lot of type os. There is misspelled words. Seems the family wasn't portrayed as happy the son came home. They didn't seem upset when he died. I liked the main character at first but then found some bigotry. The characters not very developed.

[Nina Jones]

The book

Very interesting read . The Tate-Gordan family, intriguing. Also Polly and Reverend Simms. The brother misguided mixed up feelings even reflected in today's Society in some parts of our Country today.

[caroljordan]

War is devastating to all

I enjoyed this book very much. I learned a lot about the war and the horrific treatment of all. Great book.

[Mary Barnett]

Occupational of Savannah

A very interesting plot but did not feel the book was well written. Liked the descriptions of the city ofSavannah.

[Joy Schmidt]

A story based on characters living in the confederate part of the US during the Civil War, toward the end of the war. The novel intertwined factual events and people into the storyline.