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Interrupted Lives: Hood's Texas Brigade - Couverture souple

Cheney, Bob

 
9780595164233: Interrupted Lives: Hood's Texas Brigade
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595164234 ISBN 13 : 9780595164233
Editeur : iUniverse, 2000

Synopsis

Hoods Texas Brigade was one of the most distinguished fighting units in Lees Army of Northern Virginia, participating in virtually all of the major battles and campaigns from Elthams Landing through Appomattox. This book, although a work of fiction, is faithful to the movements of the brigade, including its detachment to Braggs command and the resultant battle at Chickamauga. Prominent in the book are Hood, Lee, Longstreet, and Stonewall Jackson, as well as many lesser but real personalities.The book is basically about Caleb Walker, a Texas farm boy who enlists after First Manassas and remains with the Texas Brigade throughout the war. It includes Calebs companions, most of whom will be killed or wounded; the ribald humor of enlisted men; Calebs letter exchanges with his girlfriend; homosexual advances; non-combat related murder; the life, leisure and horror of the common soldier; and the leadership, sometimes inept, often inspiring, of non-coms and officers. Each chapter opens with an account in the Dallas Spectator of the wars progress and problems in all theaters of the war, and the home front, and illustrates the typical Southern editors willingness to criticize as well as praise, without fear of retribution.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Hoods Texas Brigade was one of the most distinguished fighting units in Lees Army of Northern Virginia, participating in virtually all of the major battles and campaigns from Elthams Landing through Appomattox. This book, although a work of fiction, is faithful to the movements of the brigade, including its detachment to Braggs command and the resultant battle at Chickamauga. Prominent in the book are Hood, Lee, Longstreet, and Stonewall Jackson, as well as many lesser but real personalities.The book is basically about Caleb Walker, a Texas farm boy who enlists after First Manassas and remains with the Texas Brigade throughout the war. It includes Calebs companions, most of whom will be killed or wounded; the ribald humor of enlisted men; Calebs letter exchanges with his girlfriend; homosexual advances; non-combat related murder; the life, leisure and horror of the common soldier; and the leadership, sometimes inept, often inspiring, of non-coms and officers. Each chapter opens with an account in the Dallas Spectator of the wars progress and problems in all theaters of the war, and the home front, and illustrates the typical Southern editors willingness to criticize as well as praise, without fear of retribution.

Biographie de l'auteur

During a teaching career of 38 years, Bob Cheney developed an abiding interest in the Civil War. A native Texan, Bob taught in Dallas public schools, then the Dallas County Community Colleges. He is now retired and living in Arizona, but still teaches locally and for Elderhostel.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595164234
ISBN 13 
9780595164233
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
252
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Personne responsable
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