
- 323 pages
- English
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Call Each River Jordan
About this book
"Bristling with intelligent suspense... this superb piece of period fiction will appeal to both Civil War buffs and fans of historical mysteries." — Booklist Union Major Abel Jones, Welsh immigrant and veteran of Britain's distant wars, survives Shiloh's slaughter only to face the riddle of a different kind of massacre. Not far from the cries and smoke of combat, murdered slaves hang at a crossroads. Their blood may be on Northern as well as Southern hands, with devastating political repercussions. In a country shocked by casualty lists and unready for emancipation, only one man insists on justice—a plain-speaking officer with a Welsh lilt, a limp, and his own troubled conscience. The chain of death soon proves as brutal and consuming as the war itself, dragging Major Jones into a dark world of midnight savagery, terrible secrets, and sudden combat, as desperate men and women struggle to survive the fury of a divided nation. Suspenseful, swift-paced, surprisingly humorous, and populated with unforgettable characters, Call Each River Jordan offers a fresh and haunting vision of a past still with us today. "An exceptionally fine historical novel. Owen Parry deserves to be ranked with the best Civil War novelists." — The Flint Journal "Parry's knowledge of the era is nicely on display here: his scenes of Corinth, Mississippi, and its sheltered wounded are vibrant, with a haunting eye for detail... well informed and evocatively written." — Kirkus Reviews "A gripping story... astounding battle scenes... this novel stands out." — Publishers Weekly
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Chapter Six
- Chapter Seven
- Chapter Eight
- Chapter Nine
- Chapter Ten
- Chapter Eleven
- Chapter Twelve
- Chapter Thirteen
- Chapter Fourteen
- Chapter Fifteen
- Epilog
- History and Thanks
- Author’s Note, 2012
- Back Cover