The Red Badge of Courage

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Publication Year:
2014

ISBN-13: 9781480483811

<DIV><B>The finest novel of the Civil War, and one of the greatest battle stories ever told</B><BR /><BR />The question of courage enters Henry Fleming&rsquo;s mind the moment he dons the blue uniform of the Union Army. But his first firefight reveals the emptiness of words such as&#160;<I>bravery&#160;</I>and<I>&#160;fear</I>. Pinned in by his comrades, he can only fire his rifle like a cog in a machine. There is no chance to run.<BR /><BR />Then comes the true test. Waking from a nap, Henry sees the enemy advancing once again. Gripped by an unshakable terror, he flees&mdash;from his regiment, from duty, from everything he wanted to believe about himself. A corpse bears witness to his shame.<BR /><BR />The nightmare has come true. Henry Fleming is a coward. Only one thing can save him now: a visible wound, the red badge of courage. With his regiment&rsquo;s colors in hand, Henry looks the enemy in the eye&mdash;and charges.<BR /><BR />Stephen Crane was born six years after Lee&rsquo;s surrender at Appomattox and had yet to see a battlefield when he wrote&#160;<I>The Red Badge of Courage</I>. Nevertheless, the novel is widely regarded as one of the most realistic depictions of war ever published, and a masterpiece of American literature.<BR /><BR />This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.<BR /></DIV>