The Wreckage of Eden - The American Novels

A nineteenth-century army chaplain confesses his loss of faith in God and country to his first love, poet Emily DickinsonWhen U.S. Army chaplain Robert Winter first meets Emily Dickinson, he is fascinated by the brilliance of the strange girl immersed in her botany lessons. She will become his confidante, obsession, and muse over the years as he writes to her of his friendship with the aspiring politician Abraham Lincoln, his encounter with the young newspaperman Samuel Clemens, and his crisis of conscience concerning the radical abolitionist John Brown. Bearing the standard of God and country through the Mexican War and the Mormon Rebellion, Robert seeks to lessen his loneliness while his faith is eroded by the violence he observes and ultimately commits. Emily, however, remains as elusive as her verse on his rare visits to Amherst and denies him solace, a rejection that will culminate in a startling epiphany at the very heart of his despair.Powerfully evocative of Emily Dickinson's life, times, and artistry, this fifth stand-alone book in The American Novels series captures a nation riven by conflicts that continue to this day.

ISBN:	9781942658382
Publisher:	Bellevue Literary Press
Imprint:	Bellevue Literary Press
Published date:	05 Jun 2018
DEWEY:	813.54
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	285
Weight:	272g
Height:	190mm
Width:	127mm
Spine width:	23mm

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