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Reliving family history May 10, 2008
One of my nieces sent me a copy of John Ferry's book, Servants of the Wind.
In it I found numerous recounts of a great uncle,Calvin Blanchard.
I had spent some time with Uncle Cal and he was a legand and John has
brought memories back to a impressionable youg teener spending time with this man who had been his own person in a time of great upheavel in our
nation's history.
John has shown the affect the Civil War had on people of western Penna.
Thank you John.
The War Our Teachers Never Told Us About May 08, 2008
There is more depth in Ferry's work about the Civil War than in The Red Badge of Courage. Ferry allows us to see the war from not only the combatants' point of view but also from their families' viewpoint. His description of Gettysburg puts the reader right there. The glimpses we get into the soldiers' lives are revealing. This is a great read. I could not put it down. history books do not present a fraction of what this author gives the reader.
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Great read Oct 17, 2007
Mr. Ferry has done an excellent job crafting a story around the historical facts gleaned from James Miller's letters and other research he conducted. I really enjoy novels like this - strongly grounded in reality - and I'm sure those who pick up this book will also.
Would love to see it made into a movie...could see the scenes rolling across the screen as I read!
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Hometown history Jul 06, 2007
Even if I weren't from Warren County, PA, this book would still be a fantastic read. Mr. Ferry has done such a beautiful job of bringing the characters to life that, as one of the other reviewers said, you can all but tast the lemonade and smell the hay drying in the field. You can also feel the terror as your comrades next to you are blown to pieces by a cannon ball or feel the relief when you realize that the minie ball only put a hole in your shirt sleeve instead of shattering your arm.
Excellent job, Mr. Ferry!
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Surprisingly Good Story Jun 15, 2007
This book is a novel, but it is written so realistically and so well that you come away feeling that you know the people involved, that they really lived. The story is told in the form of stories being told by an old veteran of the war, by letters written by participants to the people left at home. The writing style is grammatically correct and easy to read but written in a style that makes you think it is as old as the Civil War itself.
It's written from the point of view of Northern soldiers involved in the 'War o th Rebellion.' Growing up in the South we always called it the 'War of Northern Aggression.' Other than that, it's a delightful read. The writing style, the feelings and emotions of the people are so well brought out and so well expressed that you realize that it mattered little to the individual soldier, it was hell on earth.
This book is self-published. In a way that's too bad as it won't get the recognition that it deserves. It will not make the best seller lists. It's unlikely to be made into a movie, but it deserves to be.
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