Stephen Crane 1896 The Red Badge of Courage An Episode of the American Civil War

  

Appleton and Company, New York, 1896. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Text is clean and free of marks. Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle.

Overcome with shame, he longs for a wound, a "red badge of courage, " to counteract his cowardice. When his regiment once again faces the enemy, Henry acts as standard-bearer, who carries an American Flag.