Riding for the Flag, Jim R. Woolard
Riding for the Flag, Jim R. Woolard
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Riding for the Flag

Author: Jim R. Woolard

Narrator: James Jenner

Unabridged: 14 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/22/2016


Synopsis

An epic story of a nation--and a family--divided by fate, love, loyalty, and war. . . America, 1861. Battle lines have been drawn between the North and the South, pitting state against state--and brother against brother. For the three young sons of Ohio State Senator Clay Bell, the Civil War would change not only their lives, but the destinies of future generations. Jacob Bell, the eldest, defies his father's wishes to run the family law practice and enlists in Ohio's Volunteer Calvary, a decision that wins him the love of an officer's daughter--and the hatred of a dangerous childhood rival. Judah Bell, the middle son, avenges a brutal Union attack on his uncle's horse farm in Kentucky by joining legendary Lexington Rifles--even if puts a half-breed Cherokee girl and his own family honor at risk. Jarrod Bell, the youngest, lands a job as a cub reporter for the Cincinnati Times-Ledger, determined to learn the truth behind his brother's seeming betrayal--even if it leads him into the bloodiest of battles. Filled with intense human drama, explosive passion, and stunning historic detail, relive America's deadliest war through the stories of the brave men and women who lived it.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joe on July 19, 2017

A very entertaining, fast moving story that gives a good depiction of service in the Calvary during the Civil War. The action takes place during the last quarter of the story is the Battle of Shiloh/Pittsburg Landing and the author doesn't flinch with the description and results of this battle. The......more

Goodreads review by William Robb on October 13, 2020

It was a good book. The book was a good Civil War book and made you feel as if you were there at the time it was happening.......more

Goodreads review by Shawn on August 13, 2022

Beautiful telling of a family decided by war. Brother fighting brother and another telling of it via the papers.......more

Goodreads review by Diane on July 28, 2015

This was an interesting story about three brothers and the paths that their lives took during the first years of the Civil War. Although for differing reasons, one brother fought for the South, one for the North and one was a newspaper reporter covering all aspects. The brothers in the war were both......more