And Wait for the Night
By John William CorringtonIt is said that the winner writes the history, but it’s also true that the loser is free to use fiction to present the case for the defeated. John William Corrington, a noted Southern writer, published And Wait for the Night, his first novel, in 1964, near the one hundredth anniversary of the end of the American Civil War. As the novel begins, he describes the fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi to show the agony of the defeat of the Army of the Confederate States by the overwhelming might of the Federal Army. But And Wait for the Night is not primarily about the war. It is about Reconstruction, the twelve-year occupation of the Confederate States that followed their defeat. Corrington’s dramatic example of this is the occupation of Shreveport, Louisiana, by the arrogant uniformed Yankee conquerors, both white and black, and their plundering civilian companions, the carpetbaggers. During the Civil War, one out of every five Southern families lost a husband, father or son. Under Reconstruction, the surviving Southerners found their Confederate money worthless, their land taken for unpaid taxes, and their civil government replaced by military fiat. And there was one further loss: the communal agreement that a Southerner should live his life with honor. Without any hope of redress by day, the survivors forgot their honor and responded by forming secret societies that waited for the night to take vengeance against their oppressors. Major Edward Malcolm Sentell, a paroled CSA officer, tires to maintain his honor but finds himself despised by his fellow Southerners and helpless to stop the looming conflict between them and the occupying Federal forces.
Buy And Wait for the Night at Attic books in Nairobi Kenya.
Book details
- Hardcover
- 508 pages
- English
- 1484163222
- 9781484163221
About John William Corrington
john william corrington was Read More about John William Corrington
More Books By John William Corrington
People who bought this also bought
The Billionaire and the Mechanic : How Larry Ellison and a Car Mechanic Teamed Up to Win Sailing's Greatest Race, the Americas Cup, Twice
Used Book
The Gina Ford Baby and Toddler Cook Book: Over 100 Easy Recipes for All the Family to Enjoy book by Gina Ford
New Book
Crisis, Pursued by Disaster, Followed Closely by Catastrophe : A Memoir of Life on the Run
Used Book
The Four Agreements : A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book)
New Book
Dictionary of the Modern United States Military : Over 15, 000 Weapons, Agencies, Acronyms, Slang, Installations, Medical Terms and Other Lexical Units of Warfare
Used Book
Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office : 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make
New Book
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Heaven: But Never Dreamed of Asking
Used Book
Living the Truth : Transform Your Life Through the Power of Insight and Honesty
Used Book
It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken : The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy
Used Book