Goshen NH: Harold A Roberts (Self-published)., 1994. First edition. Numbered 444 of 500. Limited print run.. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by author. Minor cover soiling / spotting. Spots matching inside of cover, fep, tiny. Book, clean, good edges. Minor rust starting to staples. Text crisp, pages bright.. Dion, Edythe (Illustrations. 1 72 p. Gray card stock covers; blue graphics, titles. Stapled binding. 5.5x8.5in. Facsimiles: Certificate of Disability for Discharge and Certificate of Death, Army of the Potomac. Historical fiction: In the Battle of Fredericksburg, the union troops vastly outnumbered the Confederates, who were defending "The Wall". Yet, the North was defeated, many lives were lost, many soldiers injured. Roberts wants the reader to stop and think of those numbers. What follows are 8 Chapters of "people" stories, fictional renderings of how conversations might have gone, of putting persons into the numbers account. The last is based on Lewis and John Hooper's true story, from Lempster NH, with Company E, Sixth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer's First Brigade, Second Division, Ninth Corps. Lewis did not return. John never regained the use of one arm. Roberts closes with his own poem, "Civilize the Cannon", and an Epilogue. Lempster NH is just down the road from the author's home in Goshen.

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Bookseller: Hedgehog's Whimsey Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: Alibris.07510000291
Title: The Wall, The Battle of Fredericksburg: December 13, 1862
Author: Roberts, Harold A
Illustrator: Dion, Edythe (Illustrations
Format/Binding: Trade paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by author. Minor cover soiling / spotting. Spots matching inside of cover, fep, tiny
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition. Numbered 444 of 500. Limited print run.
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harold A Roberts (Self-published).
Place of Publication: Goshen NH
Date Published: 1994
Keywords: Civil War; Historical fiction; Lempster NH;|US History
Bookseller catalogs: US History & American Studies;

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Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.

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