Home Again By Michael Kenneth Smith IR Verdict: What makes this story unique is the structure of the book, along with the author’s well defined characters, giving an honest look at war and the not quite grown men…
Home Again By Michael Kenneth Smith IR Verdict: What makes this story unique is the structure of the book, along with the author’s well defined characters, giving an honest look at war and the not quite grown men…
‘Home Again’ reminds us of its (Civil War’s) horrors but gives honor to those who served in it,” (James Burt, Foreward Clarion Reviews.)
“Smith has done his homework, ‘Home Again’ chronicles many famous battles during the Civil War…” (James Burt, Foreward Clarion Reviews.)
“Smith’s writing conveys his deep interest in the subject while simultaneously finding the human spirit in conflict,” (James Burt, Foreward Clarion Reviews).
“Smith keeps his prose tidy and his characters humane…” (James Burt, Foreward Clarion Reviews).
“…the reader is lead through each episode of the parallel story line between the protagonist’s experiences with considerable ease,” (James Burt, Foreward Clarion Reviews).
“‘Home Again’ is about coming to grips with senseless death and life hardships amid the worst of human conditions”…
In April 1862, General William Tecumseh Sherman’s camp was located near Shiloh Church in southwestern Tennessee. Shiloh, from the Hebrew word for “place of peace”, became the epicenter of the Battle of Shiloh.
“Zach’s and Luke’s paths cross near Lee’s HQ June 29, 1863” (from the novel ‘Home Again’, to be published in late summer 2014)