Drawn to the Civil War: Biographical Sketches - Softcover

Lang, J. Stephen; Caplanis, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0895871866 ISBN 13: 9780895871862

Publisher: John F Blair Publisher, 2002

Synopsis

Brief biographies of major Civil War figures, accompanied by clever caricatures

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Review:

"A refreshingly creative approach to interpreting these historical icons." - Brian C. Pohanka, commentator for the History Channel's Civil War Journal "I enjoyed the caricatures without exception, especially the Sherman....John Brown looks both crazy and dangerous." - Shelby Foote

Synopsis:

Drawn to the Civil War is unabashedly "history for dabblers." Both Civil War buffs and readers new to the subject will be amused, surprised, and occasionally shocked by J. Stephen Lang's biographical chapters on 62 key figures (half Rebel, half Yank). The people presented here "warts and all" include the famous-Lincoln, Lee, Jackson-as well as the infamous and intriguing-such as Rebel spy Rose Greenhow (who drowned weighted down by gold), bloodthirsty guerrilla chieftain Bill Quantrill, and gutsy, foul-mouthed Jubal Early. Michael Caplanis's superb caricatures capture these personalities-generals, politicians, spies, abolitionists, secessionists-better than the official portraits ever could, presenting them in all their quirky, fascinating glory. The book includes a biography and index.

About this edition

• Publisher: John F Blair Publisher
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0895871866
• ISBN 13: 9780895871862
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 292
• Illustrator: Caplanis Michael