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Overview
Mary Johnston (1870-1936) was a best-selling American novelist and women's rights advocate. Her first book Prisoners of Hope (1898) dealt with colonial times in Virginia, as did her second novel To Have and to Hold (1900) and 1904's Sir Mortimer.Editorials
Library Journal
Written back-to-back in 1911 and 1912...these were considered the finest fictionalization[s] of the Civil War up to that time. The story follows Confederate artillery commander Richard Cleave through the war's notable battles. To achieve an authentic flavor, Johnston based many of her characters on actual soldiers, including her grandfather, Gen. Joseph Johnston, and some of her material is drawn from their memoirs.Library Journal
Written back-to-back in 1911 and 1912...these were considered the finest fictionalization[s] of the Civil War up to that time. The story follows Confederate artillery commander Richard Cleave through the war's notable battles. To achieve an authentic flavor, Johnston based many of her characters on actual soldiers, including her grandfather, Gen. Joseph Johnston, and some of her material is drawn from their memoirs.N.Y. Times
“Romances of the Civil War we have ad nauseum; but the war was no romance. In Cease Firing... we have the raw war itself.”William and Mary College
“[It] is more of a history than a novel. But it is a history in which not only the facts, but the emotions and desires of a great people are told.”Book Details
Published
December 31, 2010
Publisher
Wildside Press
Pages
476
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781434424587