[A] well-written, comprehensively researched biography.""-- Publishers Weekly ""Will both edify the scholar while captivating and entertaining the general reader. . . . Cutrer's research is impeccable, his prose vigorous, and his life of McCulloch likely to remain the standard for many years.""-- Civil War ""A well-crafted work that makes an important contribution to understanding the frontier military tradition and the early stages of the Civil War in the West.""-- Civil War History ""A penetrating study of a man who was one of the last citizen soldiers to wear a general's stars.""-- Blue and Gray ""A brisk narrative filled with colorful quotations by and about the central figure. . . . Will become the standard biography of Ben McCulloch.""-- Journal of Southern History ""A fast-paced, clearly written narrative that does full justice to its heroically oversized subject.""-- American Historical Review
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"[A] well-written, comprehensively researched biography" -Publishers Weekly "Will both edify the scholar while captivating and entertaining the general reader. . . . Cutrer's research is impeccable, his prose vigorous, and his life of McCulloch likely to remain the standard for many years" -Civil War "A well-crafted work that makes an important contribution to understanding the frontier military tradition and the early stages of the Civil War in the West" -Civil War History "A penetrating study of a man who was one of the last citizen soldiers to wear a general's stars" -Blue and Gray "A brisk narrative filled with colorful quotations by and about the central figure. . . . Will become the standard biography of Ben McCulloch" -Journal of Southern History "A fast-paced, clearly written narrative that does full justice to its heroically oversized subject" -American Historical Review
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. University of North Carolina Press, The Historical Books (The University of North Carolina Press) Ben McCulloch and the Frontier Military Tradition (VG+) (dust jacket VG) Manufacturer: University of North Carolina Press, The Product Line: Historical Books (The University of North Carolina Press) Type: Hardcover Copyright Date: 1993 Author: Thomas W. Cutrer Page Count: 402 Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is VG+ - dust jacket VG. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description: A protégé of David Crocket and Sam Houston, Ben McCulloch led an extraordinary life as a frontiersman, entrepreneur, and soldier. Despite McCullochâs many success, Cutrer reveals, his career was hampered because he was not a member of the West Point-trained cadre that gained influence in the 1850s. N° de réf. du vendeur 2149975315
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