The Red Badge of Courage

"TheRedBadgeofCourageisthedefinitivefictionoftheconflictthatstandsasthecentraltraumainAmericanhistory."--LarzerZiffBeforehisuntimelydeathattheageof28，StephenCraneproducedthemostinnovativewritingofhisgeneration.Begunwhenhewasjust21，TheRedBadgeofCourageisthepowerfulstoryofayoungUnionsoldierunderfireforthefirsttime.ItremainsourgreatestnoveloftheCivilWar，andamajorcontributiontotheliteratureofwarinEnglish.Withitspublication，Americanfictionenteredthemodernage.Foralmostthirtyyears，TheLibraryofAmericahaspresentedAmerica'sbestandmostsignificantwritinginacclaimedhardcovereditions.Now，anewseries，LibraryofAmericaPaperbackClassics，offersattractiveandaffordablebooksthatbringTheLibraryofAmerica'sauthoritativetextswithineasyreachofeveryreader.Eachbookfeaturesanintroductoryessaybyoneofaleadingwriter，aswellasadetailedchronologyoftheauthor'slifeandcareer，anessayonthechoiceandhistoryofthetext，andnotes.ThecontentsofthisPaperbackClassicaredrawnfromStephenCrane：ProseandPoetry，volumenumber18intheLibraryofAmericaseries.ThatvolumealsoincludesMaggie：AGirloftheStreets，George'sMother，TheThirdViolet，TheMonster，warcorrespondenceandjournalism，andcollectedanduncollectedpoetry.