Heart of a Lion

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, a scholar who became a great warrior, is the hero of this vivid story. We first meet him as a boy, still haunted by his family's dark secret. We see him overcome his own challenges not least of which is a debilitating stutter. His hard work and determination lead him to Bowdoin College first as a student then as a teacher. As the Civil War approaches, Joshua, against all advice, joins the Union Army to protect and defend his nation from the evils of slavery. He heroically leads his troops in twenty ferocious battles, one of which is the battle of Gettysburg, the turning point of the war. For this, he was awarded the nation's highest honor - the Congressional Medal of Honor. He was the last Civil War veteran to die from his battle wounds at the age of eighty-five.