The Grand Old Man of Maine: Selected Letters of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, 1865-1914 - Rilegato

Goulka, Jeremiah E.; Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence

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ISBN 10: 0807828645 ISBN 13: 9780807828649

Casa editrice: Univ of North Carolina Pr, 2004

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A definitive collection of postwar letters by the great military leader and hero of the Battle of Gettysburg offers important insights into understanding his later years, his perspective on various campaigns and battles, his role in chronicling the Civil War, and his views on education, politics, race relations, and other issues.

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A selection of the post-war letters of Union General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1828-1914), the college professor who became a Civil War hero and one of its most widely admired figures. After the war Chamberlain returned home to Maine where he was elected to three terms as governor, served as president of Bowdoin College, and became an infliuential chronicler of the Army of the Potomac. These letters, arranged chronologically, shed light on Chamberlain's varied career and illuminate his views on military history, politics, and education.

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Book by James M McPherson

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• Editore: Univ of North Carolina Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0807828645
• ISBN 13: 9780807828649
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 335