Ben Mcculloch and the Frontier Military Tradition |
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Author:
| Cutrer, Thomas W. |
Series title: | Civil War America Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8078-6094-6 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2000 |
Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $29.99 |
Book Description:
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[A] well-written, comprehensively researched biography.--
Publishers Weekly "Will both edify the scholar while captivating and entertaining the general reader. . . . Cutrer's research is impeccable, his prose vigorous, and his life of McCulloch likely to remain the standard for many years.--
Civil War "A well-crafted work that makes an important contribution to understanding the frontier military tradition and the early...
More Description[A] well-written, comprehensively researched biography.--Publishers Weekly
"Will both edify the scholar while captivating and entertaining the general reader. . . . Cutrer's research is impeccable, his prose vigorous, and his life of McCulloch likely to remain the standard for many years.--Civil War
"A well-crafted work that makes an important contribution to understanding the frontier military tradition and the early stages of the Civil War in the West.--Civil War History
"A penetrating study of a man who was one of the last citizen soldiers to wear a general's stars.--Blue and Gray
"A brisk narrative filled with colorful quotations by and about the central figure. . . . Will become the standard biography of Ben McCulloch.--Journal of Southern History
"A fast-paced, clearly written narrative that does full justice to its heroically oversized subject.--American Historical Review