Manassas

(1904)
A Novel of the War Between the States

(Theirs Be the Guilt)

Sinclair started to write a trilogy about the American Civil War. Manassas, the first part, features a young Southern man, Allan Montague, who joins the Union army and is involved in the Battle at Manassas. Sinclair did not continue with the other parts. Although the book received favorable reviews, it was not a bestseller.

Genre: Thriller