{"product_id":"too-much-the-lion-a-novel-of-the-battle-of-franklin-9781964830087","title":"Too Much the Lion: A Novel of the Battle of Franklin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Soldiers Did the Fighting; the Generals, the Infighting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the waning months of the American Civil War, a delusional Confederate commander makes a desperate attempt to change the course of the South's dwindling hopes by invading middle Tennessee. The tragic result of Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood's misplaced hubris devastates his \u003cstrong\u003eArmy of Tennessee\u003c\/strong\u003e and alters the lives of the citizens of Franklin, Tennessee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a historical novel reminiscent of \u003cem\u003eThe Killer Angels\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eToo Much the Lion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e follows a handful of Confederate generals, infantrymen and local residents through the five days leading up to the horrific \u003cstrong\u003eBattle of Franklin\u003c\/strong\u003e on November 30, 1864. The lives of soldiers ranging from Major General Patrick Cleburne to Brigadier General Hiram Granbury and from Sergeant Major Sumner Cunningham to Corporal Sam Watkins will be forever changed by Hood's decisions and mistakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFranklin civilians like apprehensive and loving mother Mary Alice McPhail and teen Hardin Figuers, desperate to serve the Confederacy but too young to enlist, are ensnared in the events that will bring death and devastation to their very doorsteps. Devout Confederate Chaplain Charles T. Quintard must reconcile his religious beliefs with his support of slavery. Slaves like the elder Wiley Howard and the inquisitive young Henry B. Free are trapped on the fault line between what has been and what could be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eToo Much the Lion\u003c\/em\u003e offers an unvarnished account of the dying days of \u003cstrong\u003ethe Confederacy\u003c\/strong\u003e in a powerful and moving narrative of honor and betrayal, bravery and cowardice, death and survival. Told with poignancy and honesty by an accomplished novelist, \u003cem\u003eToo Much the Lion\u003c\/em\u003e achieves for the Battle of Franklin what \u003cem\u003eThe Killer Angels\u003c\/em\u003e did for the Battle of Gettysburg, providing a classic fictional account of one of the Civil War's pivotal encounters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11385852\"\u003ePreston Lewis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bariso Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781964830087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1964830087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014060\"\u003eHistorical | 19th Century | American Civil War Era\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bariso Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48463149105389,"sku":"9781964830087","price":26.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_71189ffd-22f3-4bad-9ee3-1b76ba0b865c.jpg?v=1753718727","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/too-much-the-lion-a-novel-of-the-battle-of-franklin-9781964830087","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}