Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography: 0000 (Vintage Civil War Library) - Softcover

Hurst, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 067974830X ISBN 13: 9780679748304

Publisher: Vintage, 1994

Synopsis

Amid the aristocratic ranks of the Confederate cavalry, Nathan Bedford Forrest was an untutored guerrilla. He was so tenacious that General Sherman called him a "devil" who should "be hunted down and killed if it costs 10,000 lives and bankrupts the treasury." Now this epic figure is restored to human dimensions in an exemplary biography. 3 maps.

About this title

About the Author:

Jack Hurst is a historian and former journalist who has written for newspapers including the Chicago Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Nashville Tennessean. His books include Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography, Men of Fire: Grant, Forrest, and the Campaign That Decided the Civil War, and Born to Battle: Grant and Forrest--Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga. A native of Maryville, Tennessee and a descendant of both Union and Confederate soldiers, he currently lives with his wife outside Nashville, Tennessee.

Synopsis:

Traces the life of the Civil War calvalry officer, describes his complex personality, and recounts his involvement in the establishment of the Ku Klux Klan.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 067974830X
• ISBN 13: 9780679748304
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448