内容简介
TheCivilWarJOURNALOFJAMESEDMONDPEASEisnowinpaperbackwithanexcitingrepackaging!Ignoranttothebitterrealitiesofmilitarylife,16-year-oldJamesenlistsintheUnionArmyatthedawnoftheCivilWar.WhenhislieutenantassignshimtobethecompanyhistorianoftheGCompanyofthe122ndRegiment,NewYorkVolunteers,heisinitiallyatalossastowhatexactlyheissupposedtorecord.Asthedayspass,Jamessettlesintohisrole,buthecannottakecomfortinit.Hiscountryisdividedbyabloodywar,andhisunitstrugglesthroughthehardshipsandturmoil.Throughhisjournalentries,Jamespoignantlycapturestheterrorofbattle,thedrudgeryofday-to-daylifeintheinfantry,thelossofcomrades,andthedisillusionmentofayoungsoldier.
作者简介
JimMurphyisthecelebratedauthorofmorethanthirty-fivebooksforyoungreaders,mostnotablyTRUCE:THEDAYTHESOLDIERSSTOPPEDFIGHTINGandTHEGREATFIRE,aNewberyHonorWinner.Hiscarefullyresearched,engaging,andelegantlywrittennonfictionhasgarneredthemostprestigiousawardsinthefield.HelivesinMaplewood,NewJersey,withhiswifeandtheirtwosons.