Manassas

by James Reasoner and Lloyd James

Book Overview

Manassas, by James Reasoner, is the first novel in The Civil War Battles series based on the Brannon family of Culpeper County, Virginia. This initial volume describes the mood in the South prior to the outbreak of hostilities and follows one of the Brannon sons into the army and onto the scene of the first major battle of the war.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1581820089
• ISBN13: 9781581820089
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

One Family's Travails During the Civil War

MANASSAS, the first volume in James Reasoner's The Civil War Battle Series, introduces us to the Brannons, a farming family from Culpepper, VA. The family consists of the widowed matriarch, Abigail, her five sons, Will, Mac, Cory, Titus, and Henry, and her daughter, Cordelia.MANASSAS is more of a prelude to the War, setting the stage for troubles to come. As county sheriff, Will Brannon, the eldest, has to deal with the trouble-making Fogarty clan. His problems with the Fogartys will follow him into battle at Manassas, as the war begins.The book is fast-paced and well-researched. This is a novel, and, as such, will not necessarily please those historical purists who insist on complete accuracy. However, the story is gripping, and the violence sometimes graphic. For anyone interested in the time period, or the War itself, this is very entertaining reading.

Manassas (Civil War Battle Series/James Reasoner, Bk 1)

I would highly recommend this book because I thought it was wonderful. It was very educational about the Civil War and you don't really have to know much about the war in order to understand what is going on in the story. Also, the book read very quickly. The words flowed smoothly and everything seemed to be written grammatically and historically correct. It was easy to "fall" into the book, and after beginning to read you are very anxious to find out what will happen next.

Manassas

I am usually just a casual reader, but the more I read the harder it was for me to put it down. It took a week to read part 1. I read parts 2 & 3 on one Sunday. This book is amazing. I can't wait to get the next one, I just ordered it.

Civil War Buffs Alert!

This first of a promised series of eight books about the U.S. Civil War introduces a Culpepper, Virginia, family with just enough detail to carry the reader on to the gist of the book, namely the Battle of Manassas, Virginia. A skillfully drawn work, it blends history and fiction smoothly and credibly, providing this (Yankee) reviewer with the "other" side of the great debate over why the South fought so ernestly. The second volume in the series, "Shiloh" , is equally compelling. Due out in April, I cannot wait for the third.

A story you won't be able to put down.....

A vivid account of the Brannon family swept up in the choas of a war on the horizon. James Reasoner is a gifted writer with a knack for making you care deeply for his characters. Reasoner always holds a special place in his heart for the common man caught up in extraordinary events and times! His books will grab you by the throat and not let you go until all the way through. While there is just a little on the battle of Manassas at the end of the book, the events leading up to it will keep you turning the pages. My only complaint is there were really no good stopping points where I could put it down! I was compelled to keep on reading and found to my dismay that the book ended long before I was ready! I am now reading the second book and encourage James to write faster. I'm going to need that third book pretty soon and I have to know what is going to happen next to these well crafted characters. Don't miss out on this exciting series if you love to read!