'“A gripping, deeply satisfying work of art.” —Newsweek   “A rebel-rousing novel.” —The Washington Post   “At last a novel . . . that rivals The Red Badge of Courage . . . Probably will be remembered as one of the best Civil War novels ever written.” —The Kansas City Star   “Sweeping . . . Will keep you almost breathless. One of the best novels anybody has every written.” —The Plain Dealer   “Keneally’s best novel yet . . . A book that keeps the reading heart astir simply by its resonant, plain eloquence, Tolstoyan at its best . . . A grave and breathtaking book, a model historical novel by a writer growing ever better.” —Kirkus Reviews'