{"product_id":"the-bonfire-the-siege-and-burning-of-atlanta-paperback","title":"The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarc Wortman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe destruction of Atlanta is an iconic moment in American history -- it was the centerpiece of \u003ci\u003eGone with the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e. But though the epic sieges of Leningrad, Stalingrad, and Berlin have all been explored in bestselling books, the one great American example has been treated only cursorily in more general histories. Marc Wortman remedies that conspicuous absence in grand fashion with \u003ci\u003eThe Bonfire\u003c\/i\u003e, an absorbing narrative history told through the points of view of key participants both Confederate and Union. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bonfire\u003c\/i\u003e reveals an Atlanta of unexpected paradoxes: a new mercantile city dependent on the primitive institution of slavery; governed by a pro-Union mayor, James Calhoun, whose cousin was a famous defender of the South. When he surrendered the city to General Sherman after forty-four terrible days, Calhoun was accompanied by Bob Yancey, a black slave likely the son of Union advocate Daniel Webster. Atlanta was both the last of the medieval city sieges and the first modern urban devastation. From its ashes, a new South would arise.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Wortman\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning freelance journalist and independent scholar. His articles and essays have appeared in many national magazines. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Millionaires' Unit: The Aristocratic Flyboys Who Fought the Great War and Invented American Air Power\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 8.96 x 6.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47743810994397,"sku":"9781586488192","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/04Vj-sm70o9781586488192.webp?v=1775624094","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-bonfire-the-siege-and-burning-of-atlanta-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}