Robert Hicks
A New York Times bestselling author, Robert Hicks is a much sought after authority on the continuing relevance of the Civil War. He has roots in the Nashville music industry and is a recognized Americana collector and historical preservationist.
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About the books:
The Widow of the South
* A New York Times Bestseller
(Warner, 2005)
Based on true events, Carrie McGavock, a lonely Confederate wife, finds purpose transforming her Tennessee plantation into a hospital and cemetery during the Civil War. Carrie is mourning the death of several of her children, and the absence of her husband. Before the 1864 battle of Franklin, the Confederates commandeer her house as a field hospital.
In alternating points of view, the battle is recounted by different witnesses, including Confederate Sgt. Zachariah Cashwell, who loses a leg. By the end of the battle, 9,000 soldiers have perished, and thousands of Confederates are buried in a field near the McGavock plantation. Zachariah ends up in Carrie’s care and their chaste love forms the emotional pulse of the novel.
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A Separate Country
* A New York Times Bestseller
(Warner, 2009)
Set in New Orleans in the years after the Civil War, this novel is based on the incredible life of John Bell Hood, one of the most controversial generals of the Confederate Army–and one of its most tragic figures. Robert E. Lee promoted him to major general after the Battle of Antietam. But the Civil War would mark him forever. At Gettysburg, he lost the use of his left arm. At the Battle of Chickamauga, his right leg was amputated.
Starting fresh after the war, he married Anna Marie Hennen and fathered 11 children, including three sets of twins. But fate had other plans. Crippled by his war wounds and defeat, ravaged by financial misfortune, Hood had one last foe to battle: Yellow Fever.
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A Guitar and a Pen
(Center Street, 2008)
No one tells a story better than country songwriters. A blend of fiction and nonfiction, humor, and poignancy, this collection covers a wide range of styles and country artists, with a foreword by Vince Gill and stories by Charlie Daniels, Tom T. Hall, Janis Ian, Hal Ketchum, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Nicholson, Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers, Bobby Braddock, Marshall Chapman, and Hazel Smith.
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