William R. Trotter, Author . Carroll & Graf $26 (560p) ISBN 978-0-7867-1223-6
Trotter concludes his epic tale of Civil War North Carolina with a sequel as splendid as its predecessor, The Sands of Pride
(2002). The large cast of characters ranges from fearless Union naval officer William Cushing, who brings home the body of...
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William R. Trotter, Author . Carroll & Graf $16.95 (686p) ISBN 978-0-7867-1328-8
Historian (The Civil War in North Carolina
) and novelist (The Fires of Pride
) Trotter sends up Nordic myth in this delightfully incongruous tale of midlife crisis, redemption and mythical sea monsters. Allen Warrener has long dreamed of doing "
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William R. Trotter, Author Amadeus Press $29.95 (532p) ISBN 978-0-931340-81-9
Greek-born Mitropoulos (1896-1960) was one of the great American conductors of the midcentury, and it is astonishing how little his memory is regarded in his adopted land. Perhaps this obscurity is attributable partly to his self-effacing...
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William R. Trotter, Author Dutton Books $22 (496p) ISBN 978-0-525-93581-0
Historian Trotter ( A Frozen Hell: The Russo-Finnish Winter War of 1939 - 40 ) ably draws on his area of expertise for his first novel, although his narrative occasionally strikes melodramatic chords. Rising conductor Erich Ziegler is drafted into...
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William R. Trotter, Author Signet Book $4.99 (464p) ISBN 978-0-451-17718-6
Assigned to the Finnish front, a conductor turned Nazi spy befriends the composer Sibelius in Trotter's evocative but contrived debut. (Jan.)
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