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Jeb Stuart: The Last Cavalier
written by Burke Davis
Studio : Gramercy
by Gramercy
Release Date : 2000-02-01
Publisher : Gramercy
Released : 2000-02-01
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780517185971
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 11 reviews)
List Price : $10.99
Our Price : $18.79
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From the author of They Called Him Stonewall. Definitive biography of the dashing Confederate general is history at its best: fascinating, colorful, provocative. Includes portraits of Stuart's early life, training at West Point, the fateful decision to side with the South and action-packed battle scenes. 7 maps. 8 pages of photos. 470 pages. |
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Davis' bio of General Stuart is still the best! |
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Burke Davis gives readers often-overlooked insights into the early life and career of the famous cavalier, including his courtship of his wife (whose father was a Union general) and his motivation to fight for Virginia. The Stuart-Cooke family is an excellent example of the bitter division of loved ones during the War, with Stuart and his brother-in-law choosing to fight for the Confederacy while his father-in-law continued to serve the Union. A fascinating account of the war as well as a great bio and a must-read for serious historians |
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`How not to write a biography |
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One of the most tedious and enervating reading is a book in which practically every second page is loaded with citations from letters written to, by or about the person who is the subject of the book. Frankly speaking, if I can return the book and get some refund, I would do it gladly. This is not a reaserch but a correspondant's report. In short- minus one star! |
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Nicely anecdotal, but not very deep |
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The book starts out very well, establishing basic background and geographical history in a very easy to read anecdotal style. The remainder of the book essentially details General Stuart's exploits on and off the battlefield. You certainly get the impression that he was a dashing figure, but unfortunatley the author does not delve deeper into the man as much as I would have preferred. You get a sense for him as a Confederate soldier who cared very much about his duty, but not why he cared so much. I gave it four stars because it is a good read, and for the perspectives provided of many of the eastern battles and the cavalry's part in them. |
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Fautz |
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Book rather good written, but as all books of the USA shipped, the printed paper and is of rather poor quality. In Europe we are used to recieve best quality. So also after many years you still can enjoy reading. |
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Another great one by Burke Davis |
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This is the third civil war book by Burke Davis that I have read, and it is just as good as the others. Davis gives a complete and well researched account of the life of Jeb Stuart, but his main gift is that he can really tell a story. You will be interested from the beginning to the end, and in the process, you will realize that you have learned a thing or two. |
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