| Nathan Bedford Forrest's Escort and Staff Contributor(s): Bradley, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1589803639 ISBN-13: 9781589803633 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2006 Annotation: Nathan Bedford Forrest has been an inspiration for biography and fiction for over a century, and those who rode with him have taken on the same mythic persona as Forrest. In this close look at his staff, author Michael Bradley proposes that Forrest's stature and the stature of his men were not mutually exclusive; rather one helped shape the other. The book offers new perspectives on the fact and fiction surrounding Forrest and his men and includes the previously unpublished minutes of the association formed in 1877 to keep alive memories of when they "rode with Forrest." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - General - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 973.730 |
| LCCN: 2006009802 |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.38" W x 9.08" (1.20 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - South - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first book chronicling the forces who served the legendary figure. Nathan Bedford Forrest has been an inspiration for biography and fiction for over a century, and those who rode with him have taken on the same mythic persona as Forrest. In this close look at his staff, author Michael Bradley proposes that Forrest's stature and the stature of his men were not mutually exclusive; rather one helped shape the other. The book offers new perspectives on the fact and fiction surrounding Forrest and his men and includes the previously unpublished minutes of the association formed in 1877 to keep alive memories of when they 'rode with Forrest.' |
Contributor Bio(s): Bradley, Michael: - Since 1970, Dr. Bradley has taught U.S. history at Motlow State Community College in Tullahoma, Tennessee. He earned undergraduate degrees at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, and the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and a masterís degree and Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. He has written extensively on the Civil War, including five books and numerous articles, book reviews, and papers relating to church and civil society. In 1994, he was awarded the Jefferson Davis Medal in Southern History. |