Two Brothers: One North, One South by David H. Jones

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Walt Whitman feared that the real war would never get in the books—the true stories that depicted the courage and humanity of soldiers who fought, bled, and died in the American Civil War...

Exceptionally researched and keenly accurate to actual events, along with the personages that forged them, David H. Jones's novel spans four years in the midst of America's costliest and most commemorated war. The journey is navigated by the poet, Walt Whitman, whose documented compassion for the wounded and dying soldiers of the war takes him to Armory Square Hospital in Washington, D.C., and finds him at the bedside of William Prentiss, a Rebel soldier, just after fighting has ended. As fate has it, William's brother, Clifton, a Union officer, is being treated in another ward of the same hospital, and Whitman becomes the sole link not just between the two, but with the rest of their family as well.

The reader is taken seamlessly from Medfield Academy in Baltimore, where the Prentiss family makes its home, to the many battlefields where North and South collide, and even through the drawing rooms of wartime Richmond, where Hetty, Jenny, and Constance Cary are the reigning belles.

Heartland Reviews

A highly charged emotional rendering. We rated this touching novel five hearts.

Armchair Interviews

If you are a Civil War buff, make room on your shelf for this one; if you love history, you don't want to miss this one, and if you love an incredibly moving story indulge yourself by reading Two Brothers: One North, One South.

Long Island Press

A Civil War novel narrated by Long Island poet Walt Whitman, Two Brothers tells the story of the war from an almost impossibly real point of view. Remarkably researched, Jones paints an eerily accurate portrait that spans four years in the midst of America's costliest and most commemorated war. Whitman, written in as a character, finds himself at the hospital bedside of William Prentiss, a Rebel soldier, just as war has ended. Prentiss' brother, Clifton, a Union officer, is injured and staying in another ward of the same hospital, and Whitman becomes the sole link between the two, and the rest of their family as well. The reader is taken from Medfield Academy in Baltimore, where the Prentiss family lives, to the battlefields where North and South collide.

Myshelf

Unforgettable characters . . . well worth investing the time to read it. Civil War buffs and anyone interested in the history of our great country, and what helped to mold it into what it is today, will relish this book.

Pinstripe Press Blog

A highly dramatic and original storyline . . . meticulously researched for maximum believability. . . . A wonderful read that will appeal to history buffs on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line.

Charge! Civil War Wargaming & News

A rarity! Good historical fiction! . . . . Eminently readable with a good flow and timing . . . well worth a leisurely read.

Historical Novel Society

Jones makes good use of this source material, crafting a novel with strong appeal for military history buffs.

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