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The Red Badge of Courage  & The Veteran
The Red Badge of Courage The Veteran
Author: Stephen Crane
One of the greatest works of American literature, The Red Badge of Courage gazes fearlessly into the bright hell of war through the eyes of one young soldier, the reluctant Henry Fleming. Written by Stephen Crane at the age of twenty-one, the novel imagines the Civil War's terror and loss with an unblinking vision so modern and revolutionary tha...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780679783206
ISBN-10: 0679783202
Publication Date: 9/12/2000
Pages: 336
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Modern Library
Book Type: Paperback
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The Red Badge of Courage
This is a timeless and classic novel of warthe U.S. Civil Waras seen thought the eyes of a young lad who experiences the horror of battle for the first time. Fear, cowardice, braverythey're all here. One might compare it to Remarque's All Quiet On the Western Front.

The Veteran
Paired with The Red Badge of Courage is this very short tale of a survivor; a man who, once a coward, proved to be the only brave man in the end.
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A short read written by the Shelby Foote - probably the most respected Civil War historian of all time. Beautifully written, but also somewhat gruesome.


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