Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) AltshelerVerified

Joseph Altsheler places readers into the chaos of the American Civil War's western theater through the eyes of a young soldier experiencing the moral confusion and brutal reality of Chickamauga, where strategy means nothing against the grinding randomness of artillery and survival. History becomes immediate, visceral, and troublingly uncertain.

A political novel about Jimmy Grayson, a young lawyer who is unexpectedly named a candidate for President. War correspondent Harley witnesses the convention and joins the Grayson family on the campaign trail, where he meets Jimmy's niece, Sylvia Morgan.