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JAMES ALEXANDER THOM Saint Patrick's Battalion 1st/1st HB/DJ
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Item specifics
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- Special Attributes
- 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
- ISBN
- 9780345445568
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0345445562
ISBN-13
9780345445568
eBay Product ID (ePID)
50937046
Product Key Features
Book Title
Saint Patrick's Battalion
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Historical, United States / General, Native American
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
19.2 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-057171
Reviews
Praise for James Alexander Thom and Sign-Talker "Fresh, original, and vivid." Larry McMurtry "James Alexander Thom is one of the finest historical novelists writing today. He knows how to tell a cracking good yarn, cares passionately about getting his history right, and has a gift for illuminating those forgotten but fascinating corners of the American past with sheer storytelling power." John Sugden, author of Tecumseh: A Life "Excellent . . . It is at once an adventure story [and] a historical document. . . . Even though many readers know the story of Lewis and Clark, Thom's novel will give them new insight." The Indianapolis Star (four-star review) "The majesty of the scenery, the wonder of the stately tribes who greetand menacethe expedition, and the expedition's mix of soldiers, ne'er-do-wells, and French traders all combine to produce a strong novel about the days when Missouri was at the edge of the map." The Kansas City Star "This great journey halfway across a wilderness continent and back has never been told so compellingly, with so much dignity and wisdom." Scott Russell Sanders, author of A Private History of Awe, Praise for James Alexander Thom and Sign-Talker "Fresh, original, and vivid." -Larry McMurtry "James Alexander Thom is one of the finest historical novelists writing today. He knows how to tell a cracking good yarn, cares passionately about getting his history right, and has a gift for illuminating those forgotten but fascinating corners of the American past with sheer storytelling power." -John Sugden, author of Tecumseh: A Life "Excellent . . . It is at once an adventure story [and] a historical document. . . . Even though many readers know the story of Lewis and Clark, Thom's novel will give them new insight." -The Indianapolis Star (four-star review) "The majesty of the scenery, the wonder of the stately tribes who greet-and menace-the expedition, and the expedition's mix of soldiers, ne'er-do-wells, and French traders all combine to produce a strong novel about the days when Missouri was at the edge of the map." -The Kansas City Star "This great journey halfway across a wilderness continent and back has never been told so compellingly, with so much dignity and wisdom." -Scott Russell Sanders, author of A Private History of Awe
Synopsis
Thom offers a stirring fictional account of the amazing real-life story of John Riley, an Irishman who led his men to desert the American military during the Mexican-American war., In a monastery built by Franciscan monks on the site of an Aztec war god's temple, a rogue battalion of cannoneers prepares to make its final stand along a strategic road to Mexico City. Reviled by its enemies and lionized by its allies, Saint Patrick's Battalion will fight under an emerald green flag with the fury of the proud and the damned. And as James Alexander Thom's extraordinary new novel reaches a shattering climax, the reader hurtles into a collision between true loyalty and true betrayal-and between the best and basest reasons for war. Narrated by two soldiers on opposite sides of the Mexican-American War of 1846, Saint Patrick's Battalion tells the true but little-known story of an Irish immigrant who deserted from the U.S. Army and was joined across enemy lines by hundreds of comrades. Driven by the abuses of Protestant West Point--trained officers and the realization that they were attacking fellow Catholics, John Riley and his San Patricios abandoned their adopted country and took their place proudly alongside the dashing Hidalgo horsemen and stolid native Indians who were being used by the Mexican army as cannon fodder against the foreign invaders. Though hopelessly misled by the vainglorious Santa Ana, and facing such future military legends as a brooding young Ulysses S. Grant and the brilliant captain Robert E. Lee, Riley and his fighters were responsible for an enormous number of American casualties-and would eventually pay a brutal price for their treachery. Its narrative foreshadowing America's Civil War, Saint Patrick's Battalion askshaunting questions about American expansionism, racism, and the machinations of a war that began before it was declared. From horrific depictions of cannonade warfare to the quiet corners of doubt, courage, and love in men's hearts and minds, James Alexander Thom's novel takes us on an astounding adventure into beautiful, harsh Mexico-and dramatically chronicles a crucial, bloody chapter in the making of America., In a monastery built by Franciscan monks on the site of an Aztec war god's temple, a rogue battalion of cannoneers prepares to make its final stand along a strategic road to Mexico City. Reviled by its enemies and lionized by its allies, Saint Patrick's Battalion will fight under an emerald green flag with the fury of the proud and the damned. And as James Alexander Thom's extraordinary new novel reaches a shattering climax, the reader hurtles into a collision between true loyalty and true betrayaland between the best and basest reasons for war. Narrated by two soldiers on opposite sides of the Mexican-American War of 1846, Saint Patrick's Battalion tells the true but little-known story of an Irish immigrant who deserted from the U.S. Army and was joined across enemy lines by hundreds of comrades. Driven by the abuses of Protestant West Point-trained officers and the realization that they were attacking fellow Catholics, John Riley and his San Patricios abandoned their adopted country and took their place proudly alongside the dashing Hidalgo horsemen and stolid native Indians who were being used by the Mexican army as cannon fodder against the foreign invaders. Though hopelessly misled by the vainglorious Santa Ana, and facing such future military legends as a brooding young Ulysses S. Grant and the brilliant captain Robert E. Lee, Riley and his fighters were responsible for an enormous number of American casualtiesand would eventually pay a brutal price for their treachery. Its narrative foreshadowing America's Civil War, Saint Patrick's Battalion asks haunting questions about American expansionism, racism, and the machinations of a war that began before it was declared. From horrific depictions of cannonade warfare to the quiet corners of doubt, courage, and love in men's hearts and minds, James Alexander Thom's novel takes us on an astounding adventure into beautiful, harsh Mexicoand dramatically chronicles a crucial, bloody chapter in the making of America.
LC Classification Number
PS3570.h47S25 2006
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