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Title: Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend by James I., Jr. Robertson ISBN: 0-02-864685-1 Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company Pub. Date: March, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.52 (67 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Detailed and moving portrait of a Confederate general.
Comment: This is perhaps the finest work I have ever read on a single individual. The book itself is remarkable both for the amount of detail and for the care with which it is documented. Robertson debunks many previous Jackson myths, and seems to be able to explore the mind of the man with comfortable ease. You get the sense that he actually was aquainted with the great man. The story of Jackson is quite thorough, presenting not only Jackson the Confederate general, but also Jackson the schoolboy, the teacher, and the devout Presbyterian. Even without the Civil War sections, this book would still be fascinating reading, especially the years in which he taught at VMI. The Civil War years are chronicled well, but be warned, this is a book about Jackson, and covers only those engagements in which he had direct influence. This is not as distracting as it sounds, and in fact is somewhat practical, as it presents the battle from Jackson's front. The book is rather lengthy, but not monotonous, and it reads very well. The end is especially heartbreaking and emotional, and summarizes well the life of a remarkable man and his tragic death
Rating: 4
Summary: Puts a human face on the Civil War legend
Comment: Robertson is a professor of history, and reading his book makes me wish I had taken one of his classes as a college student. This well-researched book debunks many of the myths surrounding Stonewall, and makes the famous general appear much more human, and much more worthy of genuine admiration.
Jackson's modest behavior and deep religious conviction stood in stark contrast to his absolute tenacity on the battlefield. Over the last century Stonewall has grown into either a leader of an unholy cause or saint, depending on your point of view. The truth is a lot more complicated. Jackson was a kind man who could be explosive in explosive situations. And he wasn't nearly as eccentric as some legends claim. The real Stonewall Jackson -- revealed in Robertson's book -- is much more interesting, and believable, than the legend.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best Biography I Have Ever Read
Comment: I have not read other biographies of Stonewall Jackson as others here have, so I cannot say if there are others out there that are better. However, of the biographies I have read (Theodore Rex, John Adams, etc.) this biography is by far the best I have ever read.
I currenly live in Centreville, VA and Manassas Battlefield and the surrounding areas are basically part of my everyday commute. So you can imagine that it was quite interesting to me to read about those battles in particular. I also attended James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. A lot of my life as been in the same georgraphy that Stonewall and his "foot cavalry" marched over (and over, and over) during his Valley Campaigns in particular.
Roberston goes to great lengths to describe Jackson the man during all stages of his life. I especially enjoyed learning about his service in the Mexican War and as a teacher at VMI. The book is so detailed that by the time the Civil War starts, your are almost half way through the biography! The one complaint I have is that the details of the Civil War campaigns are so meticulous that I actually got tired of reading about another 50+ mile march, often back to a town retaken by the Federals (Harrisonburg, Winchester, etc). However, Roberston's style pays off in spades in his accounts of each battle, how they were fought (including troop placements and supply trains), what the outcome meant to each side, and what it meant to Jackson is particular.
At the end of the book it is very hard to feel nothing in Jackson's death.
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Title: LEE by Douglas Southall Freeman ISBN: 0684829533 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 01 August, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Stonewall Jackson's Book of Maxims by Stonewall Jackson, James I. Robertson ISBN: 1581822960 Publisher: Cumberland House Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Beloved Bride: The Letters of Stonewall Jackson to His Wife by Bill Potter, Stephen Lang ISBN: 1929241631 Publisher: The Vision Forum, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: GENERAL JAMES LONGSTREET: THE CONFEDERACY'S MOST CONTROVERSIAL SOLDIER by Jeffry D. Wert ISBN: 0671892878 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1994 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: LEE'S LIEUTENANTS: A STUDY IN COMMAND by Douglas Southall Freeman ISBN: 0684859793 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 03 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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