The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta

New York, N.Y: Public Affairs, 2010. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6x1x9. 2nd printing. Edges lightly rubbed. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2010 Trade Paperback. 361 pp. James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom--"Next to Richmond, Atlanta was the most important Confederate city by 1864. Its fall in September of that year signaled the beginning of the end for the Confederacy. Among the many books about General William T. Sherman's Atlanta campaign, The Bonfire stands out for its focus on the experience of Atlantans themselves. Marc Wortman's vivid narrative proves that war is indeed hell.