By Clyde Edgerton | June/July 2009 | 

Don't Blow It

The ugly story of mountaintop mining

From a G&G Contributor:

Winston Groom once again turns his storytelling talent to the Civil War in his latest book, Vicksburg 1863 (Knopf). His new narrative portrays the landmark battle of Vicksburg in all its glory—or lack thereof.  Via vivid characterizations of players like Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, Jefferson Davis, and John C. Pemberton, Groom brings to life the Union’s struggle to gain control of the Mississippi River Valley and to divide the Confederacy.