The vision and enthusiasm of our team is to host a premier festival that attracts book lovers, writers and publishers from mississippi, the region, and beyond. He then spent much of the next two decades working at rowan oak, faulkners. A novel of the civil war ebook written by howard bahr. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. Bahrs third novel, the judas field, was released in 2006. The author was just twentythree years old and had sent his manuscript to the jury of the prix du premier roman of the revue hebdomadaire. The black flower a novel of the civil war by howard bahr fourth printing this powerful story of a yo. Navy during the vietnam war and worked five years as a railroad yard clerk and brakeman before beginning a longtime position as curator at rowan oak, the home of william faulkner in oxford, where he also taught literature at the university of mississippi. A native of meridian, mississippi, he served in the us navy during the vietnam war and worked for several years as a railroad yard clerk and brakeman. Bahr has been a professor of sociology at brigham young university byu since 1973 and was director of field research for the middletown iv study in 1999 bahr received his bachelors degree in sociology with a minor in psychology from byu in 1962. Professor in the english department at belhaven university.
Howard bahr has written a book filled with distinctive characters stribling, old one eleven, gault, gawain harper and so on and with some of the most beautiful and lyrical prose imaginable. The author writes with such precision and passion about the devastation that greets harper, it makes you wonder if bahr, a war veteran who saw combat in vietnam, created his main character with more recent history in mind. A confederate soldier confronts the horror of battle and the power of grace in this poignant, haunting, and important novel of the civil war the tennessean, nashville. Recreates this seminal moment in american history with prose that is vivid, unflinching, and often incantatory. John bell hoods army of tennessee prepares to launch an assault on union forces near franklin, tennessee. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. Author interview howard bahr, author of the black flower.
Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Howard bahrs first novel was published in hardcover last year by a small press. He received his bachelors and masters degrees in english from the university of mississippi, then worked as a professor of english. Free and open to the public, the mississippi book festival is intended to foster and feature author readings and presentations, panel discussions, book signings, cooking demonstrations, live music, local food, young adult authors. Buy year of jubilo by howard bahr from amazons fiction books store. Howard bahr s most popular book is the black flower. May 05, 2000 the black flower is the gripping story of a young confederate rifleman from mississippi named bushrod carter, who serves in general john bell hoods army of tennessee during the civil war battle that takes place in franklin, tennessee, in november 1864. For the most part, howard bahr s new novel, the year of jubilo, is about harpers return to cumberland after the war. Buy pelican road book online at best prices in india on.
It just felt like nothing of any significance happened in the first half and that he took too much time doing some character development. Navy during the vietnam war and then worked for several years on the railroads, enrolled at the university of mississippi in the early 1970s when he was in his late 20s. Howard bahr is 73 years old and was born on 08031946. Early on the morning of christmas eve, 1940, artemus kane leaves his sweethearts new orleans flat to catch the northbound silver star, a firstclass passenger. His second novel, the year of jubilo, was also a new york times notable book. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Apr 08, 2011 the novel is divided into several parts and at the beginning of each part, bahr includes actual lines from bushrods commonplace book, a letter to his mother, and even faculty minutes from the time he and jack were suspended from the university of mississippi in 1859 for drunken, unruly behavior. The estimated speaking fee range to book howard bahr for your event is available upon request. Howard bahr bookpage discover your next great book. Jan 31, 2014 this years literature and war readalong starts strong with howard bahrs powerful book the black flower, a novel on the american civil war. The jury was so shocked but impressed by the writing, that nobody won the.
Howard bahr is a meridian native, whose awardwinning fiction is informed by his experience in the united states navy, and his work on the railroad, goodwin said in introducing bahr, who holds. Find howard bahr s phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. For the most part, howard bahrs new novel, the year of jubilo, is about harpers return to cumberland after the war. Jeffrey lent, the washington post book world bahr knows how to turn a phrase and tug on the emotions, visceral feelings that we try to keep buried. Along an isolated stretch of railway between meridian, mississippi, and new orleans, louisiana, two locomotives travel toward one another through the dark winter landscape. His most recent book, pelican road, was published may 8, 2008. A novel of the civil war 1st edition by howard bahr hardcover, 267 pages, published 1997. Howard bahr teaches english at motlow state community college in tullahoma, tennessee. Howard bahr 1946 is an american novelist, born in meridian, mississippi. There is a big chapter in their second book on the middletown spirit.
Join facebook to connect with howard bahr and others you may know. William faulkner that i wanted to be where he had written about. The black flower is the gripping story of a young confederate rifleman from mississippi named bushrod carter, who serves in general john bell hoods army of tennessee during the civil war battle that takes place in franklin, tennessee, in november 1864. Howard bahr is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. Howard bahr, reminded her that she was working on a short story. Howard bahr is an american novelist, born in meridian, mississippi. The year of jubilo, like the black flower, was a new york times notable book. He then went to study at the university of texas at austin where he received an m. Find signed collectible books by howard m bahr all faithful people minnesota archive editions isbn 9780816657209 9780816657209 softcover, university of minnesota press, 1983. Cass, the protagonist of bahrs the year of jubilo, 2000 third civil war tale, has survived the. Howard bahr compresses this moving civil war novel into 48 hourstwo short days filled with grim deaths and the prelude, at least, to a love story. It wasnt until 1973, when he was 27 years old, that he became a college freshman at the university of mississippi in oxford, so deeply moved by the writing of mr. Howard bahr leshe, 73 jackson, ms background report at. It consists largely of quotations from the muncie newspaper editorials.
Hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases books electronics gift ideas customer service home computers sell. A native of meridian, mississippi, he served in the us navy during the vietnam war and worked for severa. Apr 24, 2018 in pelican road, howard bahr returns to his greatest themethe tragic nobility of those attempting to overcome difficult situations through love, honor, and sacrificeand shows that on the railway, catastrophe is never more than a distracted moment away. And as is typical of my favorites, it must come with a disclaimer for those of you who dont like to be pushed out of your comfort zone. A novel of the civil war by howard bahr and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A brigham young university sociology professor has released a book relating the experiences of catholic franciscan missionaries among the navajo people from 18981921.
Howard bahr has 27 books on goodreads with 9562 ratings. Youll love this this topic has been closed to new comments. Find howard bahrs phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. It is the story of men who worked on the great american railroads. Howard bahr generally travels from and can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Previous to howards current city of jackson, ms, howard bahr lived in fayetteville tn. The award was presented at gettysburg college in november, 2007.
Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. This latter book, set during the battle of franklin in 1864, was a new york times notable book. Author howard bahrs complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Indeed, a central theme of this excellent book is transitions. Written with reverent attention to historical accuracy, the book vividly documents the fear. Howard bahr whose first novel, the black flower 1998, also set during the civil war, is a prelude to this story is a true poet of weather, of night and of time. Howard bahr, jackson, mississippi, is a native of meridian, mississippi, a vietnam veteran, a former railroader, and the author of four novels. Maybe, one day, you can do it as a novel, she recalls him saying.
John bell hoods army of tennessee prepares to launch an assault on. The year of jubilo by howard bahr overdrive rakuten. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the black flower. His first novel, the black flower, was a new york times notable book and received the harold d. Discover book depositorys huge selection of howard bahr books online. Previous to howard s current city of jackson, ms, howard bahr lived in fayetteville tn. Written with reverent attention to historical accuracy, the book vividly documents the fear, suffering, and. A new york times notable book and winner of the william boyd award for best military novel in november 1864, gen. Howard bahr signed book the black flower1997 edition. Howard bahrs phone number, email, address, public records. New book describes relationship between franciscans, navajo. He is currently writerinresidence at belhaven university. This novel, set in the immediate aftermath of the civil war in the fictional mississippi town of cumberland, deals with the dehumanizing effects of war and its. He then spent much of the next two decades working at rowan oak, faulkners home, and.
Howard bahr s first novel, the black flower, which won the harold d. Time has moved in mysterious ways for writer howard bahr. His novel pelican road was just reprinted in paperback by university press of mississippi. Howard bahr speakers bureau and booking agent info. Vursell memorial award from the american academy of arts and. Descriptions of weather in this story function as a kind of choral commentary, setting the tone for sections and scenes. Belhaven grad inks massive book deal the clarion ledger. Howard bahrs most popular book is the black flower. A new york times notable book the last time gawain harper saw cumberland, m. Howard bahr, mississippi writer of civil war novels. Free and open to the public, the mississippi book festival is intended to foster and feature author readings and presentations, panel discussions, book signings, cooking demonstrations, live music, local food, young adult.
Southern lights i finished it in one long draught, thinking as i read of crane, hemingway, mailer, and faulkner. A wellrealized vision of wars hell, ghosts and all. Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations. Howard bahr is the winner of the 2007 michael shaara prize for excellence in civil war fiction for his book the judas field. Howard bahr has made a name for himself in american literary circles with his three novels about the american civil war. Howard bahr s the navajo as seen by the franciscans describes the weaving together of two cultures that were forever changed by the experience. Vursell memorial award from the american academy of arts and letters. Shelby foote, author ofthe civil war trilogy writing with eloquence and humanity, howard bahr casts a tale of war as powerful as any youll ever find. In the past, howard has also been known as howard leshe bahr.