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St. Martin's Press. Very Good. 6.18 x 1.34 x 9.54 inches. Hardcover. 1999. 384 pages. Savannah, 1864. Confederate Captain Patrick Driscol l and his dear friend and manservant Shadrack Shad Bryan leave th eir tearful families to help fight for the Southern cause. They a re to set up fort at Raccoon Island off Georgia's coast in a last -ditch effort to save their beloved city from Union attack. But o nly days into their assignment, the two men die in each other's a rms in a Yankee bombardment. Though the men are gone, their legac y will live on-as will the legend of the priceless Driscoll famil y treasure the two men have buried on Raccoon Island. Four gener ations after the Civil War, many Confederate families still remai n in Savannah, struggling through the twentieth-century in a Sout h rife with hardball politics, personal vendettas and the hangove r of war. John-Morgan Hartman, son of a newspaper man and great- great grandson of Captain Patrick Driscoll, goes to serve his cou ntry in Vietnam, unaware of the physical and psychological wounds that will befall him... Tony O'Boyle is an ambitious young poli tician who will stop at nothing and spare no one to get ahead-but his family's dark past will come back to haunt him... Lloyd Bry an, descended from slaves, is determined to succeed where his anc estors didn't. But his celebrity as a professional football playe r immerses him in a world of temptation that ultimately turns him toward religion... Charlotte Drayton, a successful television r eporter, has always used her beauty to get her way-but the one ma n she can't have is the only one she wants... After many years, four friends will meet on the very island where the two confedera te soldiers died in each other's arms. To find where they buried Driscoll's treasure-and to uncover the dangerous secrets of a pro minent Savannah family. A gripping novel of history, intrigue, w ar, and love, Delirium of the Brave follows four generations of f amilies contemplating the pain of the past and the promise of the future. Get swept away by this glorious saga rich with the sight s, sounds, flavors, and people of the South's most stunning local e. Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly The success of this gossipy but somewhat overwritten debut novel by a 51-year-old SA vannah, Ga., podiatrist resulted from local media buzz rather tha n stellar literary qualities. Originally published by the small S avannah publisher Frederic C. Beil, the novel was a word-of-mouth sleeper, eventually replacing John Berendt's Midnight in the Gar den of Good and Evil on regional bestseller lists (Book News, May 17). In an auction, St. Martin's acquired world rights in what w as reported (Hot Deals, July 5) to be a six-figure, two-book deal . The ambitious, well-researched roman ? clef begins during the C ivil War and moves into the present day, building on a legend abo ut buried treasure on tiny Raccoon Island (one of the barrier isl ands that dot the coastal waterways around Savannah). The plot ce nters on the progeny of a young Confederate officer, Patrick Dris coll, and his devoted slave companion, Shadrack Bryan, who bury a chest of valuables to keep it from Yankee looters. Both men are killed, taking their secret to the grave. Skimming across generat ions, the plot leapfrogs into the late 1930s, when hot-tempered y oung reporter John Morgan Hartman marries into the Driscoll famil y. It is Hartman's son John-Morgan and John-Morgan's contemporary , Father Lloyd Bryan, who become the novel's protagonists, their destinies mixed with that of a powerful and corrupt Savannah fami ly headed by politico Tony O'Boyle. A mythic wild boar, a serial killer, an unsolved fratricide, blackmail, sex, sleazy politics a nd a Hemingwayesque recovery from war-related impotence move the narrative along. While Harris lacks the storytelling gifts that h ave distinguished many a Southern yarn, he is skilled at plot con trol. Something of a diamond in the rough, the novel has enough w hispered scandal about prominent families to keep reading lamps b urning late in the South; whether it can develop national appeal remains to be seen. Agent, Nancy Stauffer. $100,000 ad/promo; aut hor tour. (Nov.) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Having barely recovered from John Berendt's gossipy Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (LJ 1/94), Savan nah gentry are now dealt another literary blow with Harris's firs t novel, a regional best seller originally published by a small G eorgia press. The difference: while Midnight concerns one Savanna h murder, Delirium takes on most of that city's Irish Catholic ar istocracy. In 1864, as Savannah awaits the pending invasion of Sh erman's army, Confederate captain Patrick Driscoll and his slave Ezekiel Bryan bury the Driscoll family fortune on Raccoon Island. They are killed in battle before telling anyone where the treasu re is hidden. Four generations of Driscoll descendants and most o f Savannah search for the legendary fortune before it is finally found. Harris ably details that search, but, more importantly, he relates the story of the Driscoll and Bryan families and their c onflict with the politically powerful O'Boyles. Intricately inter twined are tales of high school love gone wrong, a serial murdere r who terrorizes the city, war, political intrigue, and corruptio n of power. Harris is a masterly storyteller, and his novel is ma de more compelling by its being based on truth. Midnight fans wil l clamor for this one. Highly recommended.AThomas L. Kilpatrick, Southern Illinois Univ. Lib., Carbondale Copyright 1999 Reed Bus iness Information, Inc. Review I'm not taking anything away fro m Mr. Berendt, but I personally believe that Dr. Harris' Delirium of the Brave catches a lot more of the romance and intrigue that are the real heart of Savannah.--Regina Odom, Regina's Books and Cards, Savannah An entertaining novel that effectively evokes a Savannah of another time. --Savannah Morning News Word is out that literary lightning has struck Savannah again... Delirium of the Brave has had the historic, smugly aristocratic city twitteri ng over the thinly disguised roman a clef.--Publishers Weekly Fr om the Publisher Due to a printer's error, some copies of DELIRIU M OF THE BRAVE have a blank page for page 366. The following is t he text of that page: consumed by guilt over the pride that had driven him out to the island. He babbled on and on about how Prid e always goes before a fall, and how he had fallen as far as any man could. He was arrogant, steeped in pride, responsible for ano ther man's death. John-Morgan tried to reason with him, but the tormented priest could not be moved. This is probably the end o f my ministry, he said, the only thing in my life that was ever r eally worthwhile. Now someone will need to hear my confession. As he gazed at Tony's wounds, Lloyd had another, wrenching thought. What do we tell his wife? What do we tell his father? That I lur ed him out here because I knew that Big Tony murdered his own bro ther forty years ago? I don't know, Lloyd, said John-Morgan as h e shook his head in disbelief, I just don't know. Following her instincts, Ann Marie made half a dozen cellphone calls to locate Mike and Bubba. She finally tracked them down at the WTOC broadca st booth. She carefully explained to Mike why she was concerned a bout John-Morgan. Something's crazy wrong, Mike. I know it is. Li sten, ya'll take John-Morgan's old Whaler and go look for him, pl ease. Her voice cracked. I'll run it down to the marina and have it in the water by the time you get here. She was afraid. What' s goin' on, Ann Marie? Where is John-Morgan, anyway? asked Mike, a thread of terror coiled inside him. Ya'll come on, she said. Hurry now. When Mike and Bubba drove up, Ann Marie met them. Sh e was pale. Her face seemed to have aged. I'm sure he went to R accoon Island. I'd go too, but I can't leave the children, Brenda n's sick. The boat's in the water. Plenty of gas in it. Hurry! About the Author William C. Harris, a native Savannahian, is a g raduate of Georgia State University and the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine. He practices podiatry in Savannah, where h e lives with his wife Pamela and three daughters. This is his fir st novel. About the Author William C. Harris, a native Savannah ian, is a graduate of Georgia State University and the Pennsylvan ia College of Podiatric Medicine. He practices podiatry in Savann ah, where he lives with his wife Pamela and three daughters. This is his first novel. .

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contemporary,domestic life,fiction,genre fiction,historical,historical fiction,literature and fiction,mystery thriller and suspense,suspense,thrillers, Savannah, 1864. Confederate Captain Patrick Driscoll and his dear friend and manservant Shadrack Shad Bryan leave their tearful families to help fight for the Southern cause. They are to set up fort at Raccoon Island off Georgia's coast in a last-ditch effort to save their beloved city from Union attack. But only days into their assignment, the two men die in each other's arms in a Yankee bombardment. Though the men are gone, their legacy will live on-as will the legend of the priceless Driscoll family treasure the two men have buried on Raccoon Island. Four generations after the Civil War, many Confederate families still remain in Savannah, struggling through the twentieth-century in a South rife with hardball politics, personal vendettas and the hangover of war. John-Morgan Hartman, son of a newspaper man and great-great grandson of Captain Patrick Driscoll, goes to serve his country in Vietnam, unaware of the physical and psychological wounds that will befall him... Tony O'Boyle is an ambitious young politician who will stop at nothing and spare no one to get ahead-but his family's dark past will come back to haunt him... Lloyd Bryan, descended from slaves, is determined to succeed where his ancestors didn't. But his celebrity as a professional football player immerses him in a world of temptation that ultimately turns him toward religion... Charlotte Drayton, a successful television reporter, has always used her beauty to get her way-but the one man she can't have is the.

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contemporary,domestic life,genre fiction,historical,historical fiction,literature and fiction,mystery thriller and suspense,suspense,thrillers,women's fiction, Savannah, 1864. Confederate Captain Patrick Driscoll and his dear friend and manservant Shadrack "Shad" Bryan leave their tearful families to help fight for the Southern cause. They are to set up fort at Raccoon Island off Georgia's coast in a last-ditch effort to save their beloved city from Union attack. But only days into their assignment, the two men die in each other's arms in a Yankee bombardment. Though the men are gone, their legacy will live on-as will the legend of the priceless Driscoll family treasure the two men have buried on Raccoon Island.Four generations after the Civil War, many Confederate families still remain in Savannah, struggling through the twentieth-century in a South rife with hardball politics, personal vendettas and the hangover of war.John-Morgan Hartman, son of a newspaper man and great-great grandson of Captain Patrick Driscoll, goes to serve his country in Vietnam, unaware of the physical and psychological wounds that will befall him...Tony O'Boyle is an ambitious young politician who will stop at nothing and spare no one to get ahead-but his family's dark past will come back to haunt him...Lloyd Bryan, descended from slaves, is determined to succeed where his ancestors didn't. But his celebrity as a professional football player immerses him in a world of temptation that ultimately turns him toward religion...Charlotte Drayton, a successful television reporter, has always used her beauty to get.

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Combining established work with that of recent provocative scholarship on the antebellum South, this collection of essays puts students in touch with some of the central debates in this dynamic field. It includes substantial excerpts from the work of Eugene Genovese and Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, who lay out the influential interpretation of the South as a `paternalistic' society and culture, and contributions from more recent scholars who provide dissenting or alternative interpretations of the re... Combining established work with that of recent provocative scholarship on the antebellum South, this collection of essays puts students in touch with some of the central debates in this dynamic field. It includes substantial excerpts from the work of Eugene Genovese and Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, who lay out the influential interpretation of the South as a `paternalistic' society and culture, and contributions from more recent scholars who provide dissenting or alternative interpretations of the relations between masters and slaves and men and women. The essays draw on a wide range of disciplines, including economics, psychology and anthropology to investigate the nature of plantation and family life in the South. Explanatory notes guide the reader through each essay and the Editor's introduction places the work in its historiographical context. Productinformatie:Taal: Engels;Formaat: ePub met kopieerbeveiliging (DRM) van Adobe;Kopieerrechten: Het kopiëren van (delen van) de pagina's is niet toegestaan ;Geschikt voor: Alle e-readers te koop bij bol.com (of compatible met Adobe DRM). Telefoons/tablets met Google Android (1.6 of hoger) voorzien van bol.com boekenbol app. PC en Mac met Adobe reader software;ISBN10: 1134911858;ISBN13: 9781134911851; Engels | Ebook | 2013.

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Combining established work with that of recent provocative scholarship on the antebellum South, this collection of essays puts students in touch with some of the central debates in this dynamic field. It includes substantial excerpts from the work of Eugene Genovese and Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, who lay out the influential interpretation of the South as a `paternalistic' society and culture, and contributions from more recent scholars who provide dissenting or alternative interpretations of the relations between masters and slaves and men and women. The essays draw on a wide range of disciplines, including economics, psychology and anthropology to investigate the nature of plantation and family life in the South. Explanatory notes guide the reader through each essay and the Editor's introduction places the work in its historiographical context.

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