As Doctorow dramatizes the fury, conviction, and chaos of the Civil War, he portrays historical figures, as he is wont to do, most electrifyingly Sherman himself.

• 如以往一样，多克托罗在描写内战狂暴、罪恶和混乱的同时，不忘悉心刻画历史人物形象，特别是对谢尔曼。