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Stonewall Jackson - The Man, The Soldier, The Legend

By: Macmillan Publishing

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Macmillan Publishing)

Last Stocked on 5/28/2013

Product Info

Title
Stonewall Jackson - The Man, The Soldier, The Legend
Category
Author
James Robertson Jr.
Publish Year
1997
Pages
950
Dimensions
6.5x9.5x2.2"
NKG Part #
2147442679
Type
Hardcover

Description

A distinguished Civil War historian unravels the complex character of the Confederacy's greatest general. Drawing on previously untapped manuscript sources, the author refutes such long-standing myths as Stonewall Jackson's obsessive eating of lemons and gives a three-dimensional account of the profound religious faith frequently caricatured as grim Calvinism. Though the author capably covers the battles that made Jackson a legend--Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, etc.--he emphasizes "the life story of an extraordinary man." The result is a biography that will fascinate even those allergic to military history.