Manassas

I've been meaning to start this series and I'm glad I finally did so. Although it's not exactly what I expected, but I still enjoyed it and will be continuing it at a later date. I'll probably expand my review of it then too. Possibly after a reread of the physical book (I listened to the audio this......more

Manassas is the introductory volume of an 8 part Civil War series, built around the Brannon family of Culpeper, VA. Their scion died several years earlier, leaving Will, the eldest of 4 brothers and a sister, to keep the farm running and the family prospering. Will is also the county sheriff, a posi......more

The first of a ten book Civil War historical fiction series; concerning the fictional Culpepper, Virginia Brennan family. This is one of the few historical fictions concerning the Civil War which is told from a Southern perspective; allowing the reader to visualize the events of secession, battles a......more

I have been researching my southern ancestors who all fought for the Confederates during the Civil War. I love how this book is bringing that time period 'alive' to me. "Manassas" is the first book in this series and it sets the stage for the 10 book series. We meet the Brannons, a family living in C......more

The beginning of Manassas is *very* slow. But if the reader stand his ground like Stonemason Jackson stood in front of the Union Army, he will be rewarded. I don't get much of some charicatural characters, like Abigail, Polly Ebersold or her father, they are pure cliché. But other than that, an inte......more