{"product_id":"too-much-the-lion-a-novel-of-the-battle-of-franklin-9781964830094","title":"Too Much the Lion: A Novel of the Battle of Franklin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Soldiers Did the Fighting, the Generals Did 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 Army of Tennessee 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, \u003cem\u003eToo Much the Lion\u003c\/em\u003e follows a handful of Confederate generals, infantrymen and local residents through the five days leading up to the horrific Battle of Franklin 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 and 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 the Confederacy 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLewis, Preston:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Preston Lewis is the award-winning author of more than fifty western, historical, juvenile, and nonfiction works. In 2021 he was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters for his literary achievements.Western Writers of America (WWA) has honored Lewis with two Spur Awards, one for best article and the second for best western novel. He has received ten Will Rogers Medallion Awards (six gold, two silver and two bronze) for written western humor, short stories, short nonfiction, and traditional Western novel.Lewis is a past president of WWA and the West Texas Historical Association, which has named him a fellow. He holds a bachelor's degree from Baylor University and a master's degree from Ohio State University, both in journalism. Additionally, he has a second master's degree in history from Angelo State University. He lives in San Angelo, Texas, with wife Harriet Kocher Lewis.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKocher Lewis, Harriet:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Harriet Kocher Lewis is a retired physical therapist and PT educator. As an assistant clinical professor of physical therapy at Angelo State University, she taught documentation and scientific writing among other topics as the department's coordinator of clinical education. After retirement she became the publisher of Bariso Press and in that capacity an award-winning editor and writer. In 2025 she earned a Spur Award for juvenile nonfiction. Books she has edited have won a Literary Global Book Award for cookbooks, an Independent Author Award for western nonfiction and a Will Rogers Bronze Medallion for western humor. Other books she has edited have been finalists for Spur Awards in juvenile nonfiction and for Independent Author Awards for both memoirs and humor.Kocher Lewis is co-author with her husband of a YA book on childhood chores on the American frontier and three books on artificial Intelligence, all published by Bariso Press. They live in San Angelo, Texas. She holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Baylor University, a physical therapy certificate from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and a master's degree in exercise and sports science from Texas Tech University.","brand":"Bariso Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51298424160530,"sku":"9781964830094","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a3147009-3a73-4983-a8f3-23e9a25cf7de.jpg?v=1749039860","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/too-much-the-lion-a-novel-of-the-battle-of-franklin-9781964830094","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}