The Feet of Clay: A Novel

Excerpt from The Feet of Clay: A NovelYou know, I suppose, that this hill took its name, Fort Hill, years ago from the Spanish fort, ruins of which can still be seen, and not from the Confederate fortifications, said Aliena Graeme to Major Baron, as on horseback they were ascending the steep road to the top of Fort Hill, one of the highest of the Walnut Hill range, upon which Vicksburg is situated.N o, I was not aware of it, but it seems a pity that those old Spanish cavaliers should have been dispos sessed by a more prosaic race, said Major Baron.Don't you think it may be the lapse of time that makes them seem more poetic than the present posses sors? In a hundred years or so no doubt epics will be written about Confederate heroes. And some Homer may tune a lyre to this fearful fratricidal war.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.