In 1860, Fort Sumter, the federal sea fortress guarding ... "South Carolina saw it as an affront to their sense of honor," said writer Erik Larson. "It was a symbol of everything they felt they ...
It takes a historian of Erik Larson’s skill to walk us through ... includes the loyal Union commander of vulnerable Fort Sumter in South Carolina, as well as a bloodthirsty radical secessionist ...
Swanson In this splendid, beautifully written followup to his blockbuster thriller, Devil in the White City , Erik Larson again ... intensifying showdown over Fort Sumter in ...