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Joshua L. Chamberlain
The Life in Letters of a Great Leader of the American Civil War
Joshua L. Chamberlain
The Life in Letters of a Great Leader of the American Civil War
Description
The largest collection of never-before published letters from and to Civil War hero Joshua Chamberlain provides a foundation for a new look at the life of one of the War's most enduring legends.
His life is a remarkable story of perseverance, tragedy and triumph. From an insecure young man with a considerable stutter who grew up in a small town in eastern Maine, Joshua Chamberlain rose to become a major general, recipient of the Medal of Honor, Governor of Maine and President of Bowdoin College. His writings are among the most oft-quoted of all Civil War memoirs, and he has become a legendary, even mythical historical figure.
In 1995, the National Civil War Museum acquired a collection of approximately three hundred letters written by or sent to Chamberlain from his college years in 1852 to his death in 1914. Author Thomas Desjardin puts Chamberlain's words in contemporary and historical context and uses this extraordinary collection of letters to reveal – for the first time – the full and remarkable life of Joshua Chamberlain.
Table of Contents
Introduction-From The National Civil War Museum
Dramatis Personae
Timeline
Chapter One The Early Years
Chapter Two Joshua and Fannie
Chapter Three Marriage and Family
Chapter Four The Civil War
Chapter Five The Post-war Years
Acknowledgements
Index
Product details
| Published | May 20 2012 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 336 |
| ISBN | 9781780964263 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 15 b/w; 10 col |
| Series | General Military |
| Short code | GNM |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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