Richard Taylor: Soldier Prince of Dixie (Civil War America) - Hardcover

Parrish, T. Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1469615037 ISBN 13: 9781469615035

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 2014

Synopsis

Using widely scattered and previously unknown primary sources, Parrish's biography of Confederate general Richard Taylor presents him as one of the Civil War's most brilliant generals, eliciting strong performances from his troops in the face of manifold obstacles in three theaters of action.

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Review:

In this long-needed biography, Parrish has . . . caught the excitement and the achievements of Taylor as no previous writer ever has.James I. Robertson, Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University An engaging and exhaustively researched biography of an important and intriguing, though rarely studied, Confederate leader."Kirkus Reviews" This is good biography and fine military history. Frank E. Vandiver, Texas A&M University "In this long-needed biography, Parrish has . . . caught the excitement and the achievements of Taylor as no previous writer ever has.James I. Robertson, Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University" "An engaging and exhaustively researched biography of an important and intriguing, though rarely studied, Confederate leader."Kirkus Reviews"" "This is good biography and fine military history. Frank E. Vandiver, Texas A&M University"

About this edition

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1469615037
• ISBN 13: 9781469615035
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 570