Description: I COMBINE SHIPPING $1.50 per book. FREE SHIPPING for orders over $60. Send books to your check-out cart. E-Bay will automatically adjust shipping costs. PACKAGING & SHIPPING RULES: 1. Individual books Under $18.00 are shipped in padded poly envelopes. 2. Individual books Over $18.00 are shipped in a poly envelope inside a box. 3. Buy Three or more books and the order is shipped in a box.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS LISTING:Using widely scattered and previously unknown primary sources, Parrish's biography of Confederate general Richard Taylor presents him as one of the Civil War's most brilliant generals, eliciting strong performances from his troops in the face of manifold obstacles in three theaters of action.Two Book Reviews: From Publishers WeeklyThis definitive biography by the author of Confederate Imprints: A Bibliography presents Taylor, familiar to historians as one of the Confederacy's better generals, in a broader context. A wealthy plantation owner, son of President Zachary Taylor, he saw himself as a principled aristocrat and conservative critic of democracy (whether northern or southern), failing to realize that his position was sustained by his involvement in the democratic struggle for power and capitalist competition for wealth. Only Taylor's service to the Confederacy, during which he proved himself as both a combat leader and an administrator, reflected his ideal of public duty. His postwar assertion of southern rights within the Democratic party confirmed his status as the titular "soldier prince of Dixie"--a characterization well suited to a life lived on the boundary between myth and reality.Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.From Library JournalConfederate General Taylor was the son of one president (Zachary Taylor) and the brother-in-law of another (Confederate Jefferson Davis). In addition to his military career, he was active politically and was a gifted writer. Taylor's most important command was his repulse of the Union's Red River campaign. This book examines all the facets of Taylor's life but is, at heart, a military biography. Because Parrish presents a surprisingly favorable view of Taylor's military ability, a section comparing his opinions with those of other generals would have been very useful. Nevertheless, academic libraries may want to consider this solid though unanalytical biography.
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Book Title: Richard Taylor : Soldier Prince of Dixie
Book Series: Civil War America Ser.
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Item Length: 9.2 in
Intended Audience: Adults
Modified Item: No
Subject: History
Vintage: No
Publication Year: 1992
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Illustrator: Yes
Era: 1800s
Item Height: 1 in
Author: T. Michael Parrish
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Genre: Biographies & True Stories, History, Military, War & Combat, Biography & Autobiography
Topic: Army, Civil War, Combat, Memoir, Military History, True Military Stories, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Historical, Military
Subjects: History & Military
Item Weight: 5 oz
Item Width: 6.1 in
Number of Pages: 570 Pages