The Fires of Pride: A Novel of the Civil War

by William R. Trotter

As William R. Trotter once more takes up the stunning array of characters—Union and Confederate, fictional and historical, combatant and civilian—that he introduced in the inaugural novel of his epic series, The Sands of Pride, it is now the closing days of July 1863. Robert E. Lee's army has been repulsed at Gettysburg, the tide of history has shifted, and the fortunes of the Rebel side have begun, inexorably, to decline. Featuring the brief but glorious career of the mighty ironclad ram, the CSS Hatteras, which emerges from the hollows and backwaters of North Carolina to challenge the might of the Union navy, The Fires of Pride is a richly textured, sweepingly dramatic epic, a towering work that combines deep scholarship with an intensely human understanding of the men and women of the period.

Genres: Historical Fiction

576 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Travis Allison · Rating 3 out of 5]

It may very well be that my frustration with military leadership incompetence is souring my take on this book but...

1) it was good enough to finish.
2) this was poorly edited (worse than book one) missing words and a few unreadable sentences
3) there was a weird meta-physical break in the middle that seemed out of place.

Read it if you love Civil War stuff - it definitely has some interesting history. Otherwise, avoid.

[Richard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent historical novel indeliable characters great story turbulent setting

[Samm Seals · Rating 5 out of 5]

POWERFUL BOOK! good read, easy enough considering it covers many people and how their lives entwine and how everyone is affected during the civil war.