Perry LentzSince the 1980's, Perry Lentz has been at work on this large novel-a story of grand sweep and bold imagination. He is best known outside Ohio for his first novel, The Falling Hills (1967, reissued 1994), which its publisher cited as among Charles Scrbner's Sons' finest work, and which one reviewer cited as likely to be on the top five list of Civil War fiction written in this century. James Dickey called The Falling Hills a brilliant re-creation-no; creation-of an overlooked episode of the Civil War. I don't know if history would be complete without Mr. Lentz's novel, but literature would not. Read More Read Less