The True Story of Manse Jolly, Part II: As Told by the Hon. A.W. Fries

by Steve Biondo

(The True Story of Manse Jolly, Part I) is honest and powerful and never less than utterly convincing. A really first-rate historical novel dense with the details of life, teeming with living people ? more real than history, as good fiction tends to be.-Author Jack Matthews, Ohio University "Those who are interested in Civil War history, and they are legion, will find this book a fascinating and easy read."-Tony Kiss, Asheville, N.C., Citizen-Times

180 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Michael Wiggins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Steve Biondo did a great job with this follow-up 'novel' to the war-time account of Manse Jolly and his fellow Confederates. The postwar life of Jolly was cut short, robbed of any chance of normalcy, but it was an exciting ride nonetheless.