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Title: Bold Dragoon: The Life of J.E.B. Stuart by Emory M. Thomas ISBN: 0-8061-3193-4 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.35 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An Intriguing Look at a Great Civil War Legend....
Comment: This book is a very sensitive look at Jeb Stuart, yet at the same time revealing the harshness of the man/soldier behind the great legend. I must say that the amazingly "real-looking" pencil portrait of Jeb Stuart (by artist Gary Nichols), which I was lucky enough to see last year in an art show, would have lended itself well somewhere in this book. I think it would have made a much more "personal-looking" cover than the one the author chose. I really do cherish this book in my vast collection of the civil war, and I recommend it highly to anyone wishing to learn more about what made this general so great. Thank you for the space in which to offer my opinions. I welcome emails from fellow civil war buffs. Peter Eisenberg ([email protected])
Rating: 4
Summary: You can't help but get swept away by the subject
Comment: J.E.B. Stuart was a man of whom I knew little before reading this book. He became a man larger than life, almost something of myth and legend. The author handles well the task of portraying the man behind the myth. We see the Stuart of dashing fame and victory, while seeing the Stuart of brash, fatal miscalculation and hubris. A very entertaining and informative book that made a soft spot in my heart for the subject. A great read.
Rating: 4
Summary: Beauty and the Civil War
Comment: Bold Dragoon is the story of the life of J.E.B. Stuart, a cavalryman and a cavalier of the old order. From his youth in southwest Virginia to his wounding at Yellow Tavern, his was a life of adventure and a search for recognition.
Called Beauty at West Point, Stuart wore a great beard during the war to cover up what he thought of as a weak chin. However, there was nothing weak about his military exploits. General Lee relied on him and his intelligence throughout the war. So much so, that when he was missing at the beginning of the battle at Gettysburg, blame fell on him and his absence as part of the reason for the battle's beginning before the Army of Virginia could choose the ground. He never again disappointed Lee, whom he first met at the time of John Brown's escapade in Harper's Ferry.
Proud and ostentatious, he revelled in the attentions of women and chastised his wife when she showed jealousy. He loved to dance. Could be refreshed by short naps and wake immediately -- which he was required to do on more than one occasion when caught unawares. And his death in Richmond in 1864 brought a chill to the Confederacy. General Lee said of him: "He never brought me a false piece of information."
Emory Thomas brings this man to life. His research included many primary sources, the writing style is easy, and the story is broad and bold. This is a must for students of the War Between the States and U.S. military history.
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Title: Lee's Tarnished Lieutenant: James Longstreet and His Place in Southern History by William Garrett Piston ISBN: 0820312290 Publisher: University of Georgia Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 1990 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: GENERAL JAMES LONGSTREET: THE CONFEDERACY'S MOST CONTROVERSIAL SOLDIER by Jeffry D. Wert ISBN: 0671892878 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 December, 1994 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: I Rode With Jeb Stuart: The Life and Campaigns of Major General J.E.B. Stuart by H. B. McClellan, H.B. McClellan, Burke Davis ISBN: 0306806053 Publisher: Da Capo Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1994 List Price(USD): $18.50 |
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Title: In the Footsteps of Stonewall Jackson (In the Footsteps Of...) by Clint Johnson ISBN: 0895872447 Publisher: John F. Blair Publisher Pub. Date: 01 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Confederacy's Greatest Cavalryman: Nathan Bedford Forrest (Modern War Studies) by Brian Steel Wills ISBN: 0700608850 Publisher: University Press of Kansas Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.02 |
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