Manassas Theirs Be the Guilt Author:Upton Sinclair A thundering novel of the Civil War. — The tempest was still raging; shot and shell plunged through the place, crashing through the trees, ricocheting from one to another; shells burst here and there with explosions that made the ears ring. — Some of the men lay dead upon the earth; some darted here and there, seeking shelter. They seemed to be ma... more »d with fright--they ran blindly, their eyes starting out of their heads. Allan went on, dazed, and suddenly fear seized him. He had to get away from this inferno--but he was too confused to know which way to go. He began to run again, crazily....He heard a shrill scream....« less