Soul of the Lion, A Biography of General Joshua L. Chamberlain.

Published by Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson & Sons, ., 1960

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Signed and inscribed by the Author. Octavo, black cloth (hardcover), gilt lettering, 357 pp. Very Good, in a Very Good, mylar protected dust jacket with edgewear, in slipcase. From dust jacket: Soul of the Lion fills the last big gap in Civil War biography. It is extraordinary that no previous life of General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, the hero of Little Round Top at Gettysburg, has previously appeared, for Chamberlain was a truly great fighting general. There are many who hold that Chamberlain's defence of Little Round Top turned the tide at Gettysburg and thus saved the Union. Chamberlain was a born soldier but he planned originally to be a missionary. A graduate of Bangor Theological Seminary, he was an instructor in religion at Bowdoin College with the Civil War broke out and he discovered his true vocation. His career was one of exceptional gallantry. He was an officer always in the thick of battle Fourteen horses were shot under him, and finally he was terribly wounded, yet recovered to fight in the closing campaign of the War. He was designated to receive the surrender of the Confederate infantry after the Appomattox meeting of Grant and Lee, and he played the role with magnanimity. Chamberlain's peacetime career was no less notable. Four times he was elected Governor of the State of Maine, and he made a good governor. Then he became president of Bowdoin College and instituted there a progressive educational policy. Civil War, American Biography, United States History, U. S. History, U.S.-iana, Americana, Military Biography, bnsli.…

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Title
Soul of the Lion, A Biography of General Joshua L. Chamberlain.
Author
Wallace, Willard M.
Publisher
Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson & Sons, .
Publication year
1960
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Hardcover

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We are a family run shop that has served book lovers for nearly fifty years. We have recently moved to larger quarters in Dade City - a town in central Florida known for its antiques stores and comfortable cafes. We specialize in Florida History and Americana, but carry a broad range of general used and secondhand books, and a small gallery of prints and maps. We offer certified appraisal services, and are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America, The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, and the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers' Association. We invite you to visit our webpage: http://www.OldFloridaBookStore.com. If you're a lover of old books, you may enjoy articles we've posted to our blog: http://www.OldFloridaBookStore.blogspot.com.…

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