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The March is set in late 1864 and early 1865 near the conclusion of the American Civil War. Central to the novel is the character of General William Tecumseh Sherman as he marches his 60,000 troops through the heart of the South, from Atlanta to Savannah, carving a 96 km (60-mile)-wide scar of destruction in their wake.
- E. L. Doctorow
- 384 pp
- 2005
- 2005
Sep 20, 2005 · The March, E.L. Doctorow The March is a 2005 historical fiction novel by E. L. Doctorow. It won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction (2006) and the National Book Critics Circle Award/Fiction (2005). In 1864, Union general William Tecumseh Sherman marched his sixty thousand troops through Georgia to the sea, and then up into the Carolinas.
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Sep 12, 2006 · E. L. Doctorow. E. L. Doctorow’s works of fiction include Homer & Langley, The March, Billy Bathgate, Ragtime, The Book of Daniel, City of God, Welcome to Hard Times, Loon Lake, World’s Fair, The Waterworks, and All the Time in the World. Among his honors are the National Book Award, three National Book Critics Circle awards, two PEN ...
- E. L. Doctorow
- $12.99
- Random House Trade Paperbacks
Aug 27, 2013 · The March is a TV movie narrated by Denzel Washington that chronicles the planning and impact of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It features archival footage, interviews and poetry to capture the spirit and legacy of the historic event.
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- Documentary
- John Akomfrah
- 2013-08-27
The March, by E.L. Doctorow, is a novel about General Sherman's march through the South near the end of the Civil War. It follows the stories of various characters who are affected by the war, such as Pearl, a biracial former slave, and Arly, a Confederate soldier who tries to assassinate Sherman.
Oct 18, 2005 · Alan Cheuse reviews E. L. Doctorow's latest novel, The March. It chronicles Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman's devastating march through Georgia and the Carolinas during the Civil War.
Sep 25, 2005 · THE MARCH. By E. L. Doctorow. 363 pp. Random House. $25.95. Since everyone knows how they will end (as well as how they started), novels about great historical episodes had better have strong middles.
