What is truly in the minds of the people who fight a war? Bull Run is the voices of the frontline soldiers, their friends and families, their leaders. North/south, white/black, adult/child- a disparate and compelling choir of voices relates the carnage of war in a totally unique way.

"A superb symphony of voices will both delight and move the listener in this marriage of evocative text and remarkable characterizations - offering the listener a strong advantage over the print reader of this complex book."

 

"A talented cast...rises to the task with gusto, handling dialect and accent with much care. All in all, this is a memorable, human look at history."

 

"The Civil War comes alive ...Bull Run is perfectly suited to audio format and this production offers a rich mix of vocal styles and will entertain a wide range of ages and interest groups."

 

"The sixteen voices in this multi-voices production allow the book to be heard as it was meant to be: an intricate piece of music with movements, recurring themese and interwoven melodies. Overall this recording surpasses the fine version by Recorded Books."

 

Born and raised in California, Paul Fleischman - son of the well-known children's book author Sid Fleischman - has written more than twenty books, many of which celebrate his love for natural history, and for music. With his Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, Fleischman garnered the 1989 Newbery Gold Medal. About his writing for children and young adults, he states: " Music runs all through my works."

Bull Run, a symphony of sixteen voices, is singularly spectacular, and certainly no exception. Fleischman himself appears as one of the voices on the Bull Run recording, and concludes the tape with a discussion of why he writes in the style he does, "weaving characters' lives together like a tapestry or symphony." For more information on this highly acclaimed writer, see: www.paulfleischman.net

Bull Run by Paul Fleischman
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