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Anderson, T. Neill

Ocean of Fire: The Burning of Columbia, 1865

167 pp. | Charlesbridge | February, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-1-58089-516-3 $16.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-60734-541-1
(4) YA Horrors of History series. In this fictionalized historical narrative, seventeen-year-old Emma LeConte (whose real-life account informs much of the narrative) documents events surrounding the conflagration that engulfed Columbia, South Carolina, in the Civil War's waning days. Maps and archival reproductions help set the scene, but the genre-hybrid approach isn't entirely successful. An epilogue and author's note provide additional information; no sources are included.
Reviewer: Amy Lois Cohn

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